A simple statue outside a California Amtrak station honors the overlooked contributions of the "silent spikes."

A Mysterious Masonic tomb in San Luis Obispo.

A ghost town at the airport is now a refuge for blue butterflies.

A tribute to long time Venice Beach resident, artist and actor Dennis Hopper.

A cult following celebrates the legend that belies this curious podiatrists' office sign which has worked its way into song, literature, animation, and the visual arts.

Anza led the first Spanish settlers from Mexico to Monterey, California in the 1770s.

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

Although he donated over 3,000 acres to Los Angles, Griffith's life was marred by controversy.

An homage to the man who built California's version of Venice.

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

Perched high atop telephone poles is an uncanny outdoor art gallery that greets passersby on their commute.

A gift from Abbot Kinney and a little bit of piece of Black history in Venice Beach.

A 50-foot tile mural mosaic for the 100-year anniversary of the Statue of Liberty.

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

Large but largely ignored, these 42 life-size Liberty Bell replicas were a peculiar, unexplained feature on the facade of a Macy's department store.

This "synagogue" is not what it seems to be.

A wild west scene starring life-sized wooden statues hides in the trees behind Pierce College.

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

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

Historic house-museum dedicated to the revolutionary gay graphic artist Tom of Finland.

The space-age building is home to one of the few remaining rotating restaurants in America, and the only one that inspired a 1980s sitcom.

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

The house where Good Will Hunting was written is a surreal fairytale abode.

This symbol of peace is appropriately positioned overlooking the Pacific Ocean.