The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

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

One of the only known surviving coconut palm trees in the entire state.

These were the largest wind chimes in the world when artist Tom Van Sant created them for a California mall in 1967.

Fourteen curious and controversial white bunnies sit in a circle near Newport Beach City Hall.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

Nancy Thompson's Home from "A Nightmare on Elm Street."

Everyone remembers Laurie Strode from Halloween, but this is the house where most of the blood was shed.

Though the original building has been demolished, these massive bronze doors were saved.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

A beautiful memorial tells the story of a formerly enslaved woman whose kindness shaped a burgeoning city.

A visionary, futuristic sculpture in Los Angeles that never met its extraterrestrial potential.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.

Storybook cottage in Beverly Hills was once the site of 1920s silent film studio, affectionately known as "The Witch's House."

The only Native American comic shop in the world.

Thousands of pieces of art have been carved into the rock at the site of an ancient volcanic eruption.

The Southern California pop sounds of surf and sand were born right here.

Where a great scandal unfolded with a famous female revivalist at its center.

"The only replacement for a DC-3 is another DC-3."

Santa Monica's oldest restaurant, decorated with set pieces from the Mutiny on the Bounty.

In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.

A three-story, three-dimensional hobo clown in a tutu welcomes CVS shoppers.