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

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

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

A nondescript building that's been functioning as a speakeasy for nearly a century and a half.

Carved by a waterfall in a hard-to-reach rock formation, this heart-shaped rock has inspired romantics for decades.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

Hidden in the hills of Hollywood, this secluded Oz-themed garden is dotted with dozens of thrones.

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

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

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

The site of a classic series of Laurel and Hardy pratfalls.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

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

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

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.

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

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

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.