This 12-inch-tall wooden sculpture of a winged Virgin Mary has inspired much devotion and countless replicas.

The world's tallest aluminum statue is also the world's tallest image of a winged Virgin Mary.

Legend says if this neo-Gothic basilica is ever officially completed, the world will come to an end.

It took 160 years to complete the most ornate church in Ecuador.

A relic from a forgotten bakery chain still spins atop a diner.

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

Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.

Two groundbreaking brothers from Pasadena.

A British pub embodies the spirit of a California legend.

Where the rich wintered in Pasadena.

The American Home, Re-imagined.

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

One of Hollywood’s favorite government buildings.

Colorado Boulevard’s historic bookstore, operating since the bustling city of Pasadena was merely some orange groves and a few ostrich farms.

A Masterpiece with a Tragic History.

A nursery specializing in strange and beautiful succulents and cacti.

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

Once a purveyor of Santeria supplies, religious products , and household sundries, now closed.

The space-age building is home to one of the few remaining rotating restaurants in America, and the only one that inspired a 1980s sitcom.

This symbol of peace is appropriately positioned overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

A beloved carnival gets a modern makeover in Los Angeles.

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

A visionary, futuristic sculpture in Los Angeles that never met its extraterrestrial potential.

This opulent hotel has been visited by Spider-Man, Charlie's Angels, and the Ghostbusters.