From bench to vandalism to art, this silly prank seat was funny enough to become permanent.

Silverware in the sidewalk outside a grocery store cements this neighborhood’s Italian culinary history.

A graceful natural rock formation stands astride the point where the Gulf of California meets the Pacific Ocean.

One man's homage to the sun continues to grow like a glass fractal.

Fans of the spicy bright-red sauce can tour where it's made.

This monster board rode a monster wave to break two world records.

A shrine to a skeleton saint in the city of angels.

The final resting place of a space program monolith.

Inside this clubhouse is a cinephile's paradise.

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

A prohibition-style speakeasy takes up residence in the last Victorian residence in Hollywood.

This store is dedicated to unique found footage and the strangeness of pre-internet pop-culture.

Once strictly off-limits, this lower level housing curious and priceless vehicles of the Petersen Automotive Museum is now open to the public.

The remnants of an early automobile route across shifting sand dunes can still be found in the deserts of Southern California.

This Pringle-shaped ledge makes for the perfect photo op.

This large collection of tiny things revels in the art of fine machinery well made.

Instead of faces, these sculptures have barcodes—statements on societal dehumanization.

Victoriana on Orange Grove Avenue.

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

A nondescript building that's been functioning as a speakeasy for nearly a century and a half.

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

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

The 10-foot-wide Long Beach home was built on a dare.

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.