A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

A chain of bells connect the California Missions and honor the legend of the "King’s Highway."

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

A Looff creation in Santa Monica best described as “a California-Byzantine-Moorish-style fantasy.”

This well-traveled chess park offers scenic views of the pacific and a colorful, eclectic clientele.

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

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

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

This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House on Haunted Hill" to a robot hunter's pad.

The world's largest mineral hot springs is home to a herd of bison, a free public bath house, beautiful mineral formations, and a terrifying swinging bridge.

One man's ambition created this psychedelic log home.

A reproduction of a giant humanoid "fossil," a hoax buried locally for construction crews to find and gain national attention.

This oversize piece of novelty cookware once cooked the largest pancake in the world.

This monument pays tribute to the city’s contribution to basketball history.

The crumbling structure is a rare surviving relic of the area's bygone mining industry.

A small Wyoming town is home to the state's oldest-operating soda fountain.

Public water fountains built during the Ottoman Era still stand throughout this seaside town.

The only surviving choragic monument is a trophy awarded in 334 BC for the winning dramatic chorus.

Heralded as the world's first theater, these ruins are often overlooked as they reside in the shadows of the Acropolis.

This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.

A 2,000-year-old computer demonstrates remarkable engineering and astronomical precision.

A minotaur, a labyrinth, and a dubious restoration pull in visitors from around the world.

This famous archeological mystery may be an ancient example of movable type.

Underneath one of the region's most historic roads lies the home of Plato's successor.