In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.

A three-story, three-dimensional hobo clown in a tutu welcomes CVS shoppers.

Legendary prop shop filled with one man's collection of scientific curiosities.

The diverse and sometimes odd cultural heritage of the Golden State is collected, examined, and displayed in this proud museum.

Santa Monica's oldest restaurant, decorated with set pieces from the Mutiny on the Bounty.

Grab a latte at the birthplace of modern American skateboarding.

In one Santa Monica parking lot a mushroom cloud made of chains heralds a message of peace.

The beautiful behemoth is one of the largest trees of its kind in the United States.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

Haunting and beautiful trees, doomed to die.

This lonesome Monterey cypress has survived centuries of wind, salt, and at least one attempt at arson.

The man who voiced Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, and more has a headstone reading, "That's all, folks!"

Formerly Fire Station No. 27, the museum is a hidden gem in the heart of Hollywood.

This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

The dramatic upward-curving roof is one of the most iconic examples of Googie architecture that still stands today.

The oldest U.S. Government building in California, and it's State Historic Landmark #1.

The last remaining houses of a bygone world immortalized by John Steinbeck in his novel “Cannery Row.”

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

Enormous crabs, bioluminescent jellies, and other amazing creatures from the ocean’s depths—some of which are in an aquarium for the first time ever.

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.