A partial tunnel blasted into a steep ridge is all that remains of a failed railway across Arizona.

An offbeat angle on the ocean viewed through an antiquated lens.

A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.

Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.

A Wild West jailhouse that slid down the mountainside.

A former department store turned into a quirky restaurant.

The artist James Turrell is repurposing an extinct volcano crater as an observatory to experience the cosmos.

Eons ago, a rushing lava river formed this pristine passage through solid rock.

The massive, incredibly rare instrument is over 11 feet tall with a range so deep it goes lower than humans can hear.

This striking public art installation is suspended above a public park, designed to gently move in the breeze.

This abandoned horse racing track was an exercise in hubris from its inception.

The real faces of Venice beach captured on Romanesque columns.

60 feet of towering steel balances gracefully.

Authentic gondola hanging from the ceiling, notable mural in the back room.

The words of the neighborhood's most famous poets adorn four concrete walls.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

Legendary frontman of the Doors looms in this giant mural by famed Venice muralist, Rip Cronk.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

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

This well-traveled chess park offers scenic views of the pacific and a colorful, eclectic clientele.

One of the first skyscrapers in Santa Monica, and a famous getaway for the Hollywood elite of then and now.

A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.

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

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