A colorful hidden village of the fair folk.

Bird dung painted this huge boulder which in turn inspired the name of a city.

This scenic waterfront swimming pool is the longest salt water pool in North America.

This general store offers visitors a glimpse back into the 1930s.

The Hopi-style structure was built by the man who discovered Desert Hot Springs' famous mineral water.

A giant knight, sex education, date shakes, and Jesus coexist happily in this Coachella Valley desert oasis.

Greenery cloaks this serene sculpture inspired by the famous Lost Gardens of Heligan.

A unique spiral staircase that doesn't quite make it up to the top floor.

Housing a morgue, rare and confiscated weapons, and autopsy remains, the Vancouver police museum displays the dark side of Canada.

This Art Deco masterpiece has stood in for some of the most famous buildings in comic book history.

A giant desert bird that once swung music fans at Coachella now has a home in a nearby traffic circle.

A museum dedicated to a sea that should have never been.

Common all over Japan, kōbans are small community police boxes, and now one is guarding one of L.A.’s megamalls.

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

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

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

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.

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

Gold Rush-era tombstones line the park's paths.

A historic hotel that made a cameo in Hitchcock's classic film has no intention of letting guests forget its fame.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

This tall and trim architectural oddity is one of the skinniest buildings in San Francisco.

It’s said this crypt was the setting for the tragic finale of the Shakespeare play.