A modern day curiosity cabinet.

First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.

Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.

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.

Legendary frontman of the Doors looms in this giant mural by famed Venice muralist, Rip Cronk.

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

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

60 feet of towering steel balances gracefully.

A black and white mural stands out from its psychedelic surroundings.

In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.

A three-story, three-dimensional hobo clown in a tutu welcomes CVS shoppers.

In one Santa Monica parking lot a mushroom cloud made of chains heralds a message of peace.

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

World War II-era Nazi compound nestled in the Santa Monica hills.

An unreal vintage shop that wears its dadaist influence on its zombie fish.

View the California coastline (and the home of Barbara Streisand) inch by inch with stunning, government-sanctioned aerial photography.