A 16th-century artillery fort built to protect England against European invasion.

A 14th century castle built on the seat of a mighty giant.

A open air theatre built on a cliff by an eccentric British woman.

Arthur, Merlin, and Guinevere are among the largest and oldest satellite dishes on the planet.

From Japan to Italy, this California park explores the world's cultures through their gardens.

View the California coastline (and the home of Barbara Streisand) inch by inch with stunning, government-sanctioned aerial photography.

The show's fictional Korean medical camp was created in the Santa Monica hills.

A glittering South Asian anomaly in a wealthy Los Angeles suburb.

Malibu's first beach home features an astonishing trove of ceramic tiles.

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

Come crisp December nights, this fairly plain neighborhood becomes a holiday dream world.

Will Geer's outdoor theater started as a mountain retreat for actors, musicians, and other artists who were blacklisted during the Red Scare.

You don't want to get caught in this trap--or do you?

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

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

The largest collection of two headed animals in the world.

A three-story, three-dimensional hobo clown in a tutu welcomes CVS shoppers.

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

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

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

Ingenious bakery opens up the first Cupcake ATM at their flagship location in Beverly Hills.

The dramatic upward-curving roof is one of the most iconic examples of Googie architecture that still stands today.

Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.

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