Mexican food and folk art.

These structures were inspired by both Native American shelters as well as, strangely, an ice cream shop.

This futuristic bridge is one of the longest self-anchored pedestrian bridges in the world.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

The set location for a 1987 cult classic draws international film buffs to the middle of the Mojave Desert.

Dramatic river bend surrounds a natural red-rocked pedestal.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

Get up close to emus and ostriches, or buy their tasty meat.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

A Cold War site complete with rusty structures, hiking trails, and beautiful views.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

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

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

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

This magnificent herd of stampeding elephants has been frozen in time for over a century.

Gang fights don't just happen on the streets, they happen under them too.

This small, hidden cove is home to abandoned boats.

The flagship building of an early national restaurant chain is a superb example of terra cotta art.

A little lighthouse in New York City, surrounded by mysterious stories of insanity-driven construction.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.