A British pub embodies the spirit of a California legend.

A relic from a forgotten bakery chain still spins atop a diner.

Gorgeous purple flowers drape from the world's largest blossoming plant.

Few other hotels can rival the grandeur of the Castle in the Rockies.

Mid-Century Modern Meets Millionaire’s Row.

Two groundbreaking brothers from Pasadena.

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

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

This little blue house pokes out over the campus of UC San Diego, seven stories high.

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

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

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

One critic described it as "middle Mussolini, early Ramses, and late Neiman-Marcus." Another called it an architectural "natural disaster."

Members of Congress have traveled between the buildings on Capitol Hill for a century hidden from tourists, press, and storm clouds.

The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.

The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.

The preserved house of a jazz legend still echoes with his music.

The site of a tragic massacre that spawned a multimedia franchise.

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

Rare collectibles from automated musical instruments to 250 unique automobiles.

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.

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