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

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

Because there's no place like home.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

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

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

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

Beautiful Victorian buildings from L.A.'s forgotten architectural past.

Arcadia is home to a haven for nature geeks and 80s TV lovers alike.

Chewing gum tycoon's memorial lies perched over wife's botanical gardens on Santa Catalina Island.

Remants of foundations, streets, and streetcar tracks inhabit the cliffs where a landslide occurred in 1929.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

The most unique castle in all of Southern California, entirely constructed from repurposed materials.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

This futuristic bridge is one of the longest self-anchored pedestrian bridges in the world.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

Not truly a ship nor a building, the Navy's first and last "landship" is now abandoned due to clerical issues.

The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

A couple turned their front yard into an artistic masterpiece.

This little blue house pokes out over the campus of UC San Diego, seven stories high.

Mexican food and folk art.

Oldest building in California still in use.

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