Fittingly, America's museum of architecture is itself a magnificently designed old building.

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

A brass and marble scale model of the solar system embedded in the concrete.

A hidden passageway now marks the site of an assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan that some say broke a 140-year-old curse.

This unique museum cafeteria showcases the history and regional diversity of African American cuisine.

These unusual houses look like giant boats that washed ashore on a residential street.

The oldest structure in a beachside California city was built to serve eight students.

What began as an illegal art installation has become a symbol for unity, ocean awareness, and coastline preservation.

Mexican food and folk art.

Along a California highway is a kind of Jurassic Park made of metal.

An unexpected connection to Chicago awaits visitors on an island just off the California coast.

Chewing gum tycoon's memorial lies perched over wife's botanical gardens on Santa Catalina Island.

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.

Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.

Although he donated over 3,000 acres to Los Angles, Griffith's life was marred by controversy.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

Wild West history in Hollywood style.

The remnants of a failed socialist commune can still be found just off a California highway.

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

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

This glamorous old building is said to have inspired the Tower of Terror.

The restored estate of a wealthy rancher was once at the heart of an unprecedented legal victory.

Built for an exposition in 1915, these horticultural displays have stood the test of time.

Frida Kahlo's childhood home, now a museum of her life and works.