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

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

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

This rare tortoise skeleton has been hanging around the downtown Los Angeles museum for over a century.

The final resting place of a space program monolith.

This golf ball–shaped former desert real estate office now houses a UFO museum.

This wooden statue commemorates a man who spent nearly 40 years waving hello to the people of Laguna Beach.

In Tucson a giant metal snake helps pedestrians cross a busy highway.

This magnificent natural sandstone bridge is one of the largest in the world and is an iconic symbol for Lake Powell.

This monster board rode a monster wave to break two world records.

The oldest home in Huntington Beach, the farmhouse is a monument to the region's pioneer past.

Try the frozen treat that inspired Arrested Development's famous banana stand.

The former Naval shipyard is open for exploring - mostly.

Rumored to be the famed pirate's lookout tower, this historic stone structure is now just watching for tourists.

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

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.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

A planet-hunting astrograph built in the 1920s to seek out the so-called "Planet X" beyond Uranus.

Send a postcard while vacationing with Satan.

A historic freight system that found the true gold rush is in tourism.

A monument commemorating the role of Alaska's native Tlingit guides in the Klondike Gold Rush.

A rare chance to get up close and personal with a 13-mile ribbon of ice near downtown Juneau.

A painting in the historic Cathedral Basilica depicts Jesus and his disciples dining on a traditional Peruvian menu.

Built on the remains of one the Incas’ most important gathering spots, this square keeps the spirit of a fallen empire alive.