A glittering South Asian anomaly in a wealthy Los Angeles suburb.

The stone walls of a home built to withstand a California wildfire still stand after more than a century.

An unreal vintage shop that wears its dadaist influence on its zombie fish.

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

The words of the neighborhood's most famous poets adorn four concrete walls.

The diverse and sometimes odd cultural heritage of the Golden State is collected, examined, and displayed in this proud museum.

Giant origami crease patterns engraved in Santa Monica intersections may even be visible from space.

One of the first skyscrapers in Santa Monica, and a famous getaway for the Hollywood elite of then and now.

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

A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.

Fake rail crossings mark the site of an influential doctor's demise.

Steinbeck's old stomping grounds, immortalized in Cannery Row.

The last remaining vestige of a popular 1999 public art display.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.

A journey begins with a single step, and for many, the road-trip of a lifetime started at this Chicago intersection.

Museum dedicated to the art of cutting and polishing stones.

The company moved out of its sprawling headquarters, leaving plenty of traces behind.

The garage at the childhood home of Steve Jobs was a hangout for the founders of Apple, even if they never built computers there.

Wander down a side street dedicated to one of the members of the Beat Generation.

Faceless white figures loom over the city from the rooftop.

One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.