The mall's looks were inspired by the cowboy extras who used to meet up—and cause real trouble—at this Hollywood hub.

This giant shopping mall still holds signs of its automotive past.

A giant desert bird that once swung music fans at Coachella now has a home in a nearby traffic circle.

This giant spider sculpture made from the iconic car is one giant visual pun.

An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.

At this airport "microcinema," you can catch a film before you catch a flight.

Statues of Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, and Ribsy the dog in the park where their adventures "really happened."

A monument to the frontier doctor who came up with the idea of delineating highways with a painted line.

A giant knight, sex education, date shakes, and Jesus coexist happily in this Coachella Valley desert oasis.

A statue based on a tragic Japanese nursery rhyme, commemorating San Diego's sisterhood with Yokohama.

A visionary, futuristic sculpture in Los Angeles that never met its extraterrestrial potential.

The so-called "Bridge of Thighs" in Palm Springs allows nudists to discreetly cross the road.

Housed in a memorial lighthouse, this museum relays the history of surfing, beginning with the antics of royal Hawaiian teenagers.

Measuring approximately 200 feet long, Swampy is the world's largest alligator-shaped building.

The capital of the Cayman Islands is a center of offshore banking, but gets battered by blistering hurricanes.

A dedication plaque on this Boston tunnel is a microcosm of a massive, controversy-laden construction project.

Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.

Contemporary art inspired by natural history and science drawing on ancient techniques in a modern world.

A cobblestone alley with an interesting past.

Two groundbreaking brothers from Pasadena.

One of Hollywood’s favorite government buildings.

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

In the middle of a busy airport, a statue honoring the astronaut who told Houston that Apollo 13 had a problem.

The start of the group that straightened the teeth of a nation.