A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

Instead of faces, these sculptures have barcodes—statements on societal dehumanization.

A 250 million-year-old rock formation has earned a rather unique nickname.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

A popular winter vacation destination for migrating monarch butterflies.

One incredible room in the Santa Barbara Courthouse is covered in wall-to-wall canvas murals.

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.

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

60 feet of towering steel balances gracefully.

The largest collection of two headed animals in the world.

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

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

Where a great scandal unfolded with a famous female revivalist at its center.

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.

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

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

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

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

First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.

Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.