A Masterpiece with a Tragic History.

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

The American Home, Re-imagined.

This simple highway curve has become a comedic pilgrimage site.

Instead of faces, these sculptures have barcodes—statements on societal dehumanization.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

These lush groves of fan palms rise up like oases out of southern California's Colorado Desert.

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

Hike amid the palm trees that thrive among Southern California's Indio Hills.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

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

A three-story, three-dimensional hobo clown in a tutu welcomes CVS shoppers.

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

The stone walls of a home built to withstand a California wildfire still stand after more than a century.

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

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

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

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

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

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

A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.

The beautiful 1920 Pantages Theatre remains hidden just underneath the LA Downtown Jewelry Exchange.

For those going through a life transition, a place to leave behind a piece of your former self.

This innocuous New Mexico storefront was once the secret jump-off spot for Manhattan Project scientists.