Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

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

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

These unusual houses look like giant boats that washed ashore on a residential street.

The oldest structure in a beachside California city was built to serve eight students.

What began as an illegal art installation has become a symbol for unity, ocean awareness, and coastline preservation.

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

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

A world-class observatory in the California desert.

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

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

A Mysterious Masonic tomb in San Luis Obispo.

Thousands of migrating monarchs overwinter clustered amongst the eucalyptus trees.

In the "Danish Capital of America," a replica of one of Copenhagen's most iconic buildings.

California's oldest wind harp represents a historic piece of America's Danish history.

The abandoned personal amusement park of the King of Pop.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

This symbol of peace is appropriately positioned overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

Remants of foundations, streets, and streetcar tracks inhabit the cliffs where a landslide occurred in 1929.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

A shockingly detailed small scale recreation of the temples of Abu Simbel.

“It's the quality” (but probably also the drive-through donut tunnel) that has attracted diners since 1968.

A bigger-than-life pun that has become a beacon of altruism.