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

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

The words of the neighborhood's most famous poets adorn four concrete walls.

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

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

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

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.

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

One of the largest helium balloons in the U.S. is a 112-foot ginormous orange.

This Pringle-shaped ledge makes for the perfect photo op.

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.

Dublin's most modern, visually spectacular bridge is modeled after Ireland's national emblem.

Experience what life was like in Ireland during the Viking and medieval ages.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

The Italian revolutionary's legendary wife is portrayed on horseback waving a gun and holding her child in this memorial on the Janiculum.

This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.

An 18th century fountain and two columns are all that remains of Rome's forgotten river harbor.

This ancient market is often referred to as the oldest shopping mall in the world.