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

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

Los Angeles's oldest cemetery allows visitors to trace the history of this proud city.

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.

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

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

Panorama exhibition hall in old silent theater with a beautiful backyard garden.

A hospital closed seemingly in the middle of operations, leaving behind fodder for horror films and ghost hunters.

One man's homage to the sun continues to grow like a glass fractal.

It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.

This quiet park's strange sedimentary spires were named after Kodak's color film.

A well-preserved Ancestral Puebloan ruin tucked beneath a desert cliff.

This rugged area of red rocks and arches is often considered one of the most beautiful places on Earth.

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

One of the world's oldest and most massive living organisms is a grove of quaking aspens.

Old submarine parts have been converted into faux whale fins.

The first park built over a freeway is a brutalist masterwork.

A beautiful final resting place for some of the noteworthy deceased.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

100-year-old shipwreck you can walk up to at low tide.

This graveyard is the eternal home of many brave pioneers who settled the Great Northwest.

A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.