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This quaint archive of the silent era preserves and pays homage to a seminal moment in film history.

Neither Spanish settlers nor anyone since has been able to tell who built these strange California rock walls.

A raised boardwalk winds through a thicket of stunted, century-old trees no more than nine feet tall.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

The last of a gourmet supermarket chain, this store helped spark California's Food Revolution.

This Pringle-shaped ledge makes for the perfect photo op.

This unique sanctuary invites you to interact with the beautiful birds.

These unusual houses look like giant boats that washed ashore on a residential street.

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

A ghost town at the airport is now a refuge for blue butterflies.

The Mighty Wurlitzer organ continues to belt out the tunes at downtown El Segundo's historic home for silent and classic movies.

The "Kill Bill Church" was transformed into a place of worship after a long Hollywood history.

On the summer solstice each year, shadows align with a 14,000 square foot painting to reveal a secret message.

Special tunnels built so that frogs won't be killed when crossing the highway.

Each summer, the migratory bats living beneath the bypass form "batnadoes" at dusk.

This museum boasts the ninth-largest collection of insects in North America.

A bright California graveyard with a decidedly dark side.

A museum, art project, and institution that demands we look at the world around us in a strange new way.

Known as the "Hobbit Houses," these storybook homes look like they're straight out of the Shire.

Home to secret Eastern Bloc spy equipment and the largest stretch of the original Berlin Wall outside of Germany.

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

These structures were inspired by both Native American shelters as well as, strangely, an ice cream shop.

The Route 66 institution that inspired Taco Bell also served as an important headquarters for Mexican-American social movements.