A bigger-than-life pun that has become a beacon of altruism.

A Looff creation in Santa Monica best described as “a California-Byzantine-Moorish-style fantasy.”

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

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

Allowing humans and fish alike to migrate from freshwater to saltwater and back again.

The magic's in the hole!

The narrowest street in Canada was once a spot for dastardly doings, now a historic piece of Chinatown.

A famous hotel houses an impression collection of mini dioramas and giant doll houses.

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

Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.

Two groundbreaking brothers from Pasadena.

Where the rich wintered in Pasadena.

One of Hollywood’s favorite government buildings.

Colorado Boulevard’s historic bookstore, operating since the bustling city of Pasadena was merely some orange groves and a few ostrich farms.

A Masterpiece with a Tragic History.

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

North America's largest accredited model railroad museum.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.

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.

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

Site of a classic 19th-century physics experiment to prove the earth is rotating.

Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.