The monument's pointy aluminum tip has been melted down by repeated lightning strikes.

Daredevil repair workers can worm their way out the access hatch, loop ropes over the apex and rappel down the monument.

The oldest continuously operating fish market in the United States.

This lonely waterfront memorial to the men of the Titanic was erected by the "Women of America."

Now a living classroom, this house was once the home of Reverend James Clinton Dent, a formerly enslaved man and a pastor.

There’s a hidden military meme engraved on the World War II Memorial.

The 5.5-mile ring of steel posts around the Capitol Building is one of the largest (and most uniform) of its kind in the world.

Though the case is scorched and the buttons half-melted, this hardy handheld gaming device can still run a game of Tetris.

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

An iconic location along the Los Angeles River where countless movie scenes are filmed.

Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.

Allegedly haunted by Walt Disney himself, this inconspicuous lamp is always kept lit in his honor.

The lead horse on a Disneyland merry-go-round that is older than the park itself.

The oldest attraction in Disneyland is a prehistoric stump that Walt may have bought for his wife.

There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

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

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

A Looff creation in Santa Monica best described as “a California-Byzantine-Moorish-style fantasy.”

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.