Tijuana's legendary jai alai or "basque ball" palace is now a massive music venue.

The Giant Lemon of Lemon Grove.

Not truly a ship nor a building, the Navy's first and last "landship" is now abandoned due to clerical issues.

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.

A couple turned their front yard into an artistic masterpiece.

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

The freeway that never was.

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

This futuristic bridge is one of the longest self-anchored pedestrian bridges in the world.

This star-studded Old Hollywood restaurant is where fettuccine Alfredo made its United States debut.

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 serene oasis in an affluent Los Angeles neighborhood holds some of Gandhi's ashes and got Elvis into Eastern Philosophy.

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

Legend has it that President Grant’s frequent drinking in the lobby gave rise to the term “lobbyist.”

The only Civil War battle in Washington D.C. took place near this highest natural point in the city.

The narrowest street in Canada was once a spot for dastardly doings, now a historic piece of Chinatown.

This historic Victorian hotel has a scandalous history of affairs and murder.

Her final resting place was intended to be modest and private, but the power of her popularity continues to draw visitors.

Iconic Los Angeles residence famous for its 19 statues of Michelangelo's David.

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

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

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

The last of its kind in the country.

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.