In September 1974, a small group of athletes completed the first modern triathlon event in San Diego's Mission Bay.

The high point on the 16th president's eponymous roadway is marked by a massive version of his head.

The cutest shrine in Kyoto is dedicated to bunnies.

Visitors to this museum will discover that kaleidoscopes are much more than toys.

The first location of the eventual video game giant.

When it was built in 1929, this historic bridge was the only place to cross the Colorado River for 600 miles.

This sculpture presents commentary on a life in pursuit of profits.

This nondescript tunnel has been featured in a number of iconic movies, from “Roger Rabbit” to “Back to the Future.”

The real faces of Venice beach captured on Romanesque columns.

Instead of hoofing it up steep stairs, residents can hitch a ride on this private lift.

The neighborhood of Eagle Rock is named after a gigantic boulder with a shadowy surprise.

These two monoliths have stood at the entrance to the neighborhood since the days it was called "Hollywoodland."

An L.A. traffic island where the faces of locals have been carved into massive granite eggs.

The final resting place of a space program monolith.

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.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

The United States' first transcontinental automobile road came to its end at this spot in San Francisco's Lincoln Park.

Abandoned since the 1950s, the streetcar lane beneath the heavily trafficked bridge lays empty and unused.

Stenciled handprints and wall paintings dating back 10,000 years, some of the earliest forms of cave art.

An alchemist's "magic door" stands in the middle of a Roman park.

For those going through a life transition, a place to leave behind a piece of your former self.

A tribute to the artist and activist who created the rainbow pride flag.

An abandoned set from the 1980 film "Popeye," claimed and repurposed as a theme park by creative locals.

Because sometimes the most efficient route from A to B isn't a straight line.