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

A living museum dedicated to the legendary woodworker and his soulful furniture.

Salt is slowly eating away this abandoned saltworks town in the desert.

This naturally heated mountainous creek has created a group of neon blue pools of potentially deadly boiling water.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

A giant open-air sculpture made of over 200 full-sized boats.

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.

Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.

A trove of century-old litho stones from the Puck Building's printing days were discovered behind a cellar wall, and are now hanging in the store.

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

Where the oil industry began.

This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.

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

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

A three-story, three-dimensional hobo clown in a tutu welcomes CVS shoppers.

Legendary frontman of the Doors looms in this giant mural by famed Venice muralist, Rip Cronk.

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

An homage to the man who built California's version of Venice.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

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

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.

Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.

One of the world's longest murals depicts the history of diversity in Los Angeles.