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

Two groundbreaking brothers from Pasadena.

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

A 50-foot tile mural mosaic for the 100-year anniversary of the Statue of Liberty.

The real faces of Venice beach captured on Romanesque columns.

A lonely Gondola stuck on a traffic circle sits in a spot where it once would have floated down the Grand Canal.

In one Santa Monica parking lot a mushroom cloud made of chains heralds a message of peace.

A common entry point to the Griffith Observatory trail holds its own wonders.

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

A British pub embodies the spirit of a California legend.

One of Hollywood’s favorite government buildings.

Colorado Boulevard’s historic bookstore, operating since the bustling city of Pasadena was merely some orange groves and a few ostrich farms.

This 38-year old fish became a casualty of changing trends.

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

The small family-run business has kept alive the fading art of creating beautiful handmade book covers.

A repository of Pasadena history.

Though tiki culture has gone in and out of fashion, the Tonga Hut has always been flying the flag in Los Angeles.

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

Giant scissors seemingly stabbed into the side of a hair salon leave no question about the vocation of the owners.

Burping, gurgling geothermal mud pots by the Salton Sea.

The Mighty Wurlitzer organ continues to belt out the tunes at downtown El Segundo's historic home for silent and classic movies.

Hand-crafted tributes to a stray cat named "Room 8" now cover this LA elementary school.

The remnants of a failed socialist commune can still be found just off a California highway.

Authentic gondola hanging from the ceiling, notable mural in the back room.