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

Once strictly off-limits, this lower level housing curious and priceless vehicles of the Petersen Automotive Museum is now open to the public.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

A library of rare occult books in Los Angeles.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

A pair of pure white felines guard the entrance to a spot of California real estate established as an artist's haven.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

The headquarters of a secretive order is also a beautifully-designed park.

It took years to decode its mysterious messages.

A blast from the past in central San Diego.

An ode to the friendship between four Pacific Rim countries.

A kaleidoscope gallery and steampunk emporium named for a pioneering journalist.

A Wild West jailhouse that slid down the mountainside.

Crafted in 1911, this steam locomotive spent its entire working life in Flagstaff.

The world's only teal arches exist in a city that cares more about its aesthetic than an Instagram influencer.

A tunnel of hardened lava along Maui’s famous Road to Hana.

Niagara Falls holds a special place in Nikola Tesla's history, so they put a statue on it.

This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.

Jail from the 19th century that was built by inmates.

These falls, sometimes called the "Niagara of the West," still put on a good show at the right time of year.

One of the "twins" in these falls on the Snake River was sacrificed for hydropower generation in the 1930s.

Though tiki culture has gone in and out of fashion, the Tonga Hut has always been flying the flag in Los Angeles.

A unique local art exhibit that has continued to grow since 1989.