Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

This former stomping grounds of the most eminent astronomers of the early 20th century.

One of California's oldest continually used high schools has an interesting history, both on and off screen.

Remains of a Greek freighter trapped off of Rocky Point in 1961.

A Swedenborgian glass church surrounded by redwoods sits perched atop a massive landslide area.

This enormous World War II relic is one of the largest wooden structures in the world.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

This futuristic bridge is one of the longest self-anchored pedestrian bridges in the world.

The classic Atari game's iconic aliens have invaded downtown San Diego.

Raised illegally, Reggie now lives at the Los Angeles Zoo after authorities spent years tracking him down.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

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

There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

This symbol of peace is appropriately positioned overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

One of the world's longest murals depicts the history of diversity in Los Angeles.

The L.A. Zoo has a secret garden of rare bootleg cycads, a palm specimen dating back 280 million years.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.