A herd of 150 bison live on California's Santa Catalina Island and are at the heart of an ongoing debate between environmental protection and economic expansion.

Thousands of turbines whir at at the origin of North American wind power.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

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

Legendary prop shop filled with one man's collection of scientific curiosities.

An offbeat angle on the ocean viewed through an antiquated lens.

A treasure hunter's tiny bar, harboring celebrities since 1959.

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

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

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

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

Perhaps the most unique of any Frank Gehry design for one simple reason: Gehry himself actually lives here.

This well-traveled chess park offers scenic views of the pacific and a colorful, eclectic clientele.

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.

A lonely Gondola stuck on a traffic circle sits in a spot where it once would have floated down the Grand Canal.

60 feet of towering steel balances gracefully.

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.

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

The short oil boom of Venice Beach, and its swift removal from the tourism-laden landscape.

First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.

Storybook cottage in Beverly Hills was once the site of 1920s silent film studio, affectionately known as "The Witch's House."

A museum, art project, and institution that demands we look at the world around us in a strange new way.

A modern day curiosity cabinet.