The skull of the patron saint of lovers lies in the Basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin—maybe.

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.

The last Americana on Route 66.

Oldest building in California still in use.

Megachurch turned Catholic church comprised of 10,000 glass panes.

One of the first skyscrapers in Santa Monica, and a famous getaway for the Hollywood elite of then and now.

An offbeat angle on the ocean viewed through an antiquated lens.

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

Santa Monica's oldest restaurant, decorated with set pieces from the Mutiny on the Bounty.

An increasingly eccentric apartment building, topped with winged beasties.

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high power conical Tesla Coil.

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

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

An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.