60 feet of towering steel balances gracefully.

An ode to one of the dirtiest jobs during the construction of the Boulder Dam.

Nothing to see here.

An Italian restaurant became a rock-and-roll hangout and the lair of the "Hollywood vampires."

One of the richest places in the United States has a cursed street.

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.

An increasingly eccentric apartment building, topped with winged beasties.

Apartment building was once posh playground to the Hollywood elite.

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

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.”

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

A collection of old shoes in the middle of nowhere.

Two geoglyphs that are truly unique to North America.

Temporary Burning Man sculpture made of two 18-wheelers.

Fans have made a utility pole near where the 90s musician was shot into an ersatz memorial.

In 1952, this restaurant began selling the Colonel's “secret” recipe.

The notorious Wild West outlaw was raised in this unassuming abode.

A towering Art Deco movie palace made to look like a Mayan temple.

A science teacher's dream.

A six-story-tall golden pyramid, surrounded by a moat.

An authentic Dutch windmill, built in the Netherlands and shipped to Wisconsin.

One of Frank Lloyd Wright's final works was this UFO church.