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

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

This former stomping grounds of the most eminent astronomers of the early 20th century.

A glittering South Asian anomaly in a wealthy Los Angeles suburb.

A burnt orange monolithic dome structure perched on a hillside near Interstate 280.

A popular tourist cave with a dark past.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

Ingenious bakery opens up the first Cupcake ATM at their flagship location in Beverly Hills.

From pre-war whiskey cocktails to prohibition-era speakeasy secrecy, this bar has seen it all.

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

The final resting place of a space program monolith, soon to be unveiled again to the public.

Abandoned bridge hidden deep in the San Gabriel Mountains.

The largest permanent Monopoly board makes one of the longest games even bigger.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

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