One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.

This little blue house pokes out over the campus of UC San Diego, seven stories high.

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

The origin of this mechanical boy was a mystery until he revealed his maker by writing it in perfect cursive.

Authentic gondola hanging from the ceiling, notable mural in the back room.

Iconic Los Angeles residence famous for its 19 statues of Michelangelo's David.

A long-vacant Scottish Rite temple in Hollywood has been converted into an art museum filled with Masonic relics.

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.

Murder, searching for gold, and being cut in half—the memorial statue of Daniel O. McCarthy and the Pioneers of '49

These artworks take you traveling to mythical medieval Europe, the politicized grape fields of 1960s California, and deep below sea level.

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

"Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament."

A Bicycle Path in the Sky.

From sax to spuds, get 'em all at this landmark music establishment.

L.A.'s oldest operating bowling alley is a beautifully restored homage to its speakeasy days.

Dozens of feral felines rule a segment of Hollywood's only graveyard.

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.

The neighborhood shop is a sort of tiny cactus museum full of exotic specimens you can take home.

A "Titanic" superfan changed his name to Jack and set up this strange shrine to the blockbuster, complete with Korean food and Tarot readings.

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.