The remnants of a failed socialist commune can still be found just off a California highway.

Giant origami crease patterns engraved in Santa Monica intersections may even be visible from space.

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

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

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

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

In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.

60 feet of towering steel balances gracefully.

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

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

Two men, two visionaries of Venice Beach, one little hotel that smells like cookies.

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

The last Americana on Route 66.

Nationwide network of co-ownership underground catastrophe shelters.

This mostly abandoned shopping outlet is now adorned with beautiful graffiti and murals.

The world’s largest concentrated solar plant generates as many problems as megawatts.

“Live hard, ride fast, eat pizza” at this joint filled with Evel Knievel memorabilia.

This institution collects the history of burlesque dancing with a titillating collection of ephemera and pasties.

This former lieutenant governor's home is brimming with curiosities.

This vintage animatronics show is the Vegas version of a walk through the woods.

Back in 1952, you could get a mushroom cloud chaser with your atomic cocktail.

Come for the pizza, stay for a performance on the world's largest theater pipe organ.

This tucked-away cemetery is the final resting place of a prospector who uncovered one of the largest gold mines in Arizona.

The stone circle honors the 19 firemen who perished during the Yarnell Hill Fire.