A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed.

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

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

This giant spider sculpture made from the iconic car is one giant visual pun.

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

This little blue house pokes out over the campus of UC San Diego, seven stories high.

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.”

In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.

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

Stroll the grounds built by murder, suicide, and dirty oil money at one of Hollywood's most filmed mansions.

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

Storybook cottage in Beverly Hills was once the site of 1920s silent film studio, affectionately known as "The Witch's House."

An Italian restaurant became a rock-and-roll hangout and the lair of the "Hollywood vampires."

The dramatic upward-curving roof is one of the most iconic examples of Googie architecture that still stands today.

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

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

This centerpiece of the Hollywood & Highland shopping center is a recreation of a long-lost movie set.

Hiding amid the largest camellia collection in the country lies a charming children's maze, donated by a secret admirer.

A few iconic structures are all that remain of America’s first outdoor shopping mall.

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

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