I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

A sprawling collection of over 106,000 toys from around the world.

This southwest-styled home in Santa Fe claims to be the oldest house in America thanks to an ancient bit of foundation.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

The site of Billy the Kid’s most famous escape and the end to the Lincoln County War.

An homage to the man who built California's version of Venice.

A lonely Gondola stuck on a traffic circle sits in a spot where it once would have floated down the Grand Canal.

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.

In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.

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

A Looff creation in Santa Monica best described as “a California-Byzantine-Moorish-style fantasy.”

"The only replacement for a DC-3 is another DC-3."

On a quiet suburban street stands a peculiarly decorated house covered in mosaics.

Perhaps the most unique of any Frank Gehry design for one simple reason: Gehry himself actually lives here.

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

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

A bright California graveyard with a decidedly dark side.

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

Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.

A Masterpiece with a Tragic History.

The simple auditorium that launched a pop icon's career into the stratosphere.

"The Star Factory" cranked out Hollywood stars like nobody's business.

A stellar example of Art & Crafts architecture, and a movie set to boot.

Bug-devouring flora are the stars of a special wing of the glass conservatory.