This African beach is home to thousands of rare mainland penguins that are known for their annoying voice.

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

A relatively obscure antihero from the Marvel Comics universe adorns a wall inside Iceland's main airport.

This former mining railroad is one of the best-preserved short lines in North America.

A miniature train theme park, free to the public, laying at the base of the Santa Monica Mountains.

A relief that wraps around the concourse of Los Angeles's World Trade Center marks one of the city's failed urban design plans.

A decommissioned Naval base now rents itself out for people who want to blow stuff up.

This conservation area is also home to many of the region's desert tortoises.

This concrete ship has had four careers - World War I tanker, floating amusement park, fishing pier, and artificial reef.

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

Suburban observatory was personal lab of the father of modern astrophysics.

A herd of 150 bison live on California's Santa Catalina Island and are at the heart of an ongoing debate between environmental protection and economic expansion.

A stellar example of Art & Crafts architecture, and a movie set to boot.

This rock formation named for its unique shape is one of many that call the Alabama Hills home.

This dormant volcanic crater has been converted from a roiling pit of magma to a pleasant hiking spot.

A "haunted" landmark on the coast of Southern California.

A tribute to the life and work of the beloved "Peanuts" cartoonist.

Storybook cottage in Beverly Hills was once the site of 1920s silent film studio, affectionately known as "The Witch's House."

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

A regular looking rock with an unbelievable history.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

This naturally heated mountainous creek has created a group of neon blue pools of potentially deadly boiling water.

Abandoned bridge hidden deep in the San Gabriel Mountains.

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