The hundreds of movies and television shows shot in this high desert town are commemorated in a unique museum.

Hiding amid the largest camellia collection in the country lies a charming children's maze, donated by a secret admirer.

Giant jewel-toned statues fill the grounds of this Cambodian Buddhist temple in California.

A remote crossroads honoring a fallen talent.

A dwindling menagerie of anthropomorphic oil derrick animals still dot the barren California landscape.

Napa's oldest building is now a Mexican restaurant.

Colorful Native American paintings are hidden within this small cavern.

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

Giant origami crease patterns engraved in Santa Monica intersections may even be visible from space.

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

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

The dramatic upward-curving roof is one of the most iconic examples of Googie architecture that still stands today.

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

Suburban observatory was personal lab of the father of modern astrophysics.

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

“It's the quality” (but probably also the drive-through donut tunnel) that has attracted diners since 1968.

A prohibition-style speakeasy takes up residence in the last Victorian residence in Hollywood.

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.

This centerpiece of the Hollywood & Highland shopping center is a recreation of a long-lost movie set.

A couple turned their front yard into an artistic masterpiece.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

This mother-daughter run curiosities shop is a beautifully odd mix of taxidermy and exotic plants.

The only surviving prototype of Buckminster Fuller's revolutionary car.