One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.

The freeway that never was.

A couple turned their front yard into an artistic masterpiece.

Along a California highway is a kind of Jurassic Park made of metal.

In September 1974, a small group of athletes completed the first modern triathlon event in San Diego's Mission Bay.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

This seaside production studio was built to film 'Titanic' and has been the wet set of choice for other Hollywood productions since.

Tijuana's legendary jai alai or "basque ball" palace is now a massive music venue.

Every weekend, people gather here for a brief chance to see their loved ones on the other side of the United States–Mexico border.

An ode to the friendship between four Pacific Rim countries.

An inconspicuous suburban street corner is the site of San Diego's worst air disaster.

Get fishing gear and craft beer at this restaurant on the pier.

North America's largest accredited model railroad museum.

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

The most beautiful Taco Bell in the world even has surfboard parking.

A rough granite monument marks the spot where Europeans first caught sight of the San Francisco Bay.

This unique formation appears as though an asteroid landed on the forest.

An eatery within a Bay Area Buddhist temple pulls off all your favorite Vietnamese classics without the meat.

The largest permanent Monopoly board makes one of the longest games even bigger.

It is locally loved and ridiculed for literally looking like poop.

The oldest house in the capital of Silicon Valley.

A statue commemorate Tommie Smith and John Carlos's brave protest at the 1968 Olympics, a watershed moment for civil rights.

A humble garage, world-famous for being the epicenter of a technology revolution.

This odd California folly seems like it was almost designed to accumulate urban legends.