Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.

Some of the most unusual (and in some cases, disgusting) flavors of soda imaginable.

One of the richest places in the United States has a cursed street.

A landmark for a trailblazer for female architects and the designer of one of the most famous and opulent buildings in California.

The short oil boom of Venice Beach, and its swift removal from the tourism-laden landscape.

Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.

A chain of bells connect the California Missions and honor the legend of the "King’s Highway."

Pasadena glamour turned government issue.

Hollywood's oldest hotel is the site of the first Academy Awards, the birthplace of Marilyn Monroe's career, and the home of Montgomery Clift's ghost.

At this deceptively beautiful beach, nothing is what it seems.

A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.

Hiding amid the largest camellia collection in the country lies a charming children's maze, donated by a secret admirer.

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

Inky sludge oozes to the surface of this beach thanks to a rare natural tar seep.

The space-age building is home to one of the few remaining rotating restaurants in America, and the only one that inspired a 1980s sitcom.

Originally the home of chewing gum mogul William Wrigely Jr, it is now the official offices of the Tournament of Roses.

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

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

An Airy Would-Be Solution to a Housing Shortage.

Huge otherworldly domed rocks on the shore of a deadly lake.

Once a place of peaceful repose, this sanitarium now faces an uncertain future.

This opulent hotel has been visited by Spider-Man, Charlie's Angels, and the Ghostbusters.

The most unique castle in all of Southern California, entirely constructed from repurposed materials.

The L.A. Zoo has a secret garden of rare bootleg cycads, a palm specimen dating back 280 million years.