This Chase branch is an homage to Old Hollywood.

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.

A historic fort commemorating the United States' naval history.

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

Hidden above a drug store on a nondescript corner of Lincoln Heights is a private clubhouse for intrepid explorers.

This hilltop park offers magnificent views and a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece.

This ultra-modern home clings to the slope of the Hollywood Hills on a precarious stilt.

This Los Angeles animation studio is keeping the wonder of stop motion puppetry alive.

Nestled in the heart of San Francisco’s bustling Financial District stands a unique homage to the Mayan and Beaux Arts.

The only theatre in the world constructed specifically for sound movement.

A private home built to resemble the shape of a microscopic creature.

Back in the day everyone who was anyone played this historic western theater.

Beneath a Virginia City bar is the entrance to an abandoned gold mine.

Big gun installations, built over a massive cemetery, now abandoned & hidden in trees.

A Roman-inspired temple once controlled half of San Francisco's waters.

This former shopping outlet is now adorned with beautiful graffiti and murals.

A mining town once rife with murderous disputes over its copious treasures now creates income as a popular spot for photo shoots.

A series of labyrinths in the Nevada desert inspire meditation and calmness.

Every Christmas, one Arizona city makes the most of its dry climate by creating an arid desert tannenbaum.

The historic “pink house on the hill” is an architectural gem that now serves as a center for water conservation.

A mysterious "wedding cake" castle in the middle of the urban desert.