Perhaps the most unique of any Frank Gehry design for one simple reason: Gehry himself actually lives here.

Happy harbor seals frolic and snooze on this warm, sandy stretch of coast.

A classic American barn that was the home of a classic American television star.

A basement full of treasures lies beneath this inn that has worn many hats throughout its 140+ years.

This 6th-century church has the largest and best-preserved collection of Byzantine mosaics outside Constantinople.

The beautiful 1920 Pantages Theatre remains hidden just underneath the LA Downtown Jewelry Exchange.

Gift shop offering toe tags and chalk body beach towels tucked into a coroner's office.

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.

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

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.

World War II-era Nazi compound nestled in the Santa Monica hills.

Come crisp December nights, this fairly plain neighborhood becomes a holiday dream world.

Rusty industrial city full of oxidized distillation towers.

Graffiti-covered ruins that were once part of a farm owned by a mental hospital.