The so-called "Statue of Liberty of Los Angeles" is on a one mutant mission to keep L.A. weird.

A stellar example of Art & Crafts architecture, and a movie set to boot.

The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.

Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

Four hundred granite steps were built into this massive rock by the National Park Service.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).