"We Seceded Where Others Failed."

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

Florida's oldest bar was once a morgue, complete with a hanging tree and gravestones.

A hillbilly theme park that proved so unpopular the land wouldn't even sell on eBay after it closed.

Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.

Yo, Adrian!

Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.

An ivy-covered arch bridge dedicated to Tejano music singer and legend Rosita Fernandez.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the "Golden Age" of the American automobile.

The largest collection of two headed animals in the world.

Where the leftovers of love affairs can live on forever.

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

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

60 feet of towering steel balances gracefully.

A black and white mural stands out from its psychedelic surroundings.

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

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

This well-traveled chess park offers scenic views of the pacific and a colorful, eclectic clientele.

Legendary frontman of the Doors looms in this giant mural by famed Venice muralist, Rip Cronk.

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

A treasure hunter's tiny bar, harboring celebrities since 1959.

It should come as no surprise that the world's largest artichoke lies in the town that calls itself the "Artichoke Center of the World."

There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.

Authentic gondola hanging from the ceiling, notable mural in the back room.