This well-traveled chess park offers scenic views of the pacific and a colorful, eclectic clientele.

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.”

Get up close to emus and ostriches, or buy their tasty meat.

Race through the maze, get your name on the sign.

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

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.

The abandoned personal amusement park of the King of Pop.

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

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

Drink a Guinness under the wings of Reagan's retired Air Force One in his presidential library.

The White House Situation Room was taken apart in 2006 and shipped to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

This tiny home was originally a narrow alleyway.

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.

A tribute to the life and work of the beloved "Peanuts" cartoonist.

The Laureates here get something even more coveted than a Nobel Prize: free parking for life.

The century-old bell and clock tower at UC Berkeley is the third-tallest in the world, and has fossils.

This subtle Berkeley paving stone actually marks off a lawless tube of air that extends into space.