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

Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.

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

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

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

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

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.

Oldest building in California still in use.

Not truly a ship nor a building, the Navy's first and last "landship" is now abandoned due to clerical issues.

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

A giant "X" symbolizes the blood spilled from the brutal Juárez drug wars.

Locals affectionately dubbed this World War I memorial "Tommy."

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."

A pair of giant roadside arrows are all that remains of a former Route 66 trading post.

These upturned herring boats make nifty storage sheds for fishing goods.

The medieval-looking hammer beam teak roof may be a Victorian vanity, but it's still absolutely magnificent.

This museum honors the young maritime hero who became an unexpected Victorian-era celebrity.

Twice a day this ancient path disappears with the tides, leaving the Holy Island of Lindisfarne out to sea.

This beautiful deer park was built so King Charles I and his court could go hunting while escaping a deadly plague outbreak.

Tucked away in the Tower of London is the weapon once used to execute high-profile prisoners.