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

A burnt orange monolithic dome structure perched on a hillside near Interstate 280.

A "Titanic" superfan changed his name to Jack and set up this strange shrine to the blockbuster, complete with Korean food and Tarot readings.

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

This hilltop park offers magnificent views and a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece.

A couple turned their front yard into an artistic masterpiece.

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

Storybook cottage in Beverly Hills was once the site of 1920s silent film studio, affectionately known as "The Witch's House."

Playable, historic pinball machines fill this Alameda museum.

The "3rd largest" city in California is an empty mirage of suburbia in the middle of nowhere.

Mexican food and folk art.

This turn of the century masterpiece has a mysterious goaty interloper.

Her final resting place was intended to be modest and private, but the power of her popularity continues to draw visitors.

This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.

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

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

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.

Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

A bigger-than-life pun that has become a beacon of altruism.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

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

Stroll the grounds built by murder, suicide, and dirty oil money at one of Hollywood's most filmed mansions.