This jagged colossus of a building is mostly held together by an enormous concrete exoskeleton.

This Chase branch is an homage to Old Hollywood.

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

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

Hollywood's oldest hotel is the site of the first Academy Awards, the birthplace of Marilyn Monroe's career, and the home of Montgomery Clift's ghost.

Though tiki culture has gone in and out of fashion, the Tonga Hut has always been flying the flag in Los Angeles.

One of the world's longest murals depicts the history of diversity in Los Angeles.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

These lush groves of fan palms rise up like oases out of southern California's Colorado Desert.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

An off-grid art installation that encourages its visitors to imagine a world without waste.

The sea once considered an ecological wasteland is now called "crown jewel of avian biodiversity" by scientists.

Burping, gurgling geothermal mud pots by the Salton Sea.

At this deceptively beautiful beach, nothing is what it seems.

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.

A museum dedicated to a sea that should have never been.

In California, colorful roadside signs remind us all that love transcends borders.

Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

Get up close to emus and ostriches, or buy their tasty meat.

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