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

This municipal playground was co-created by the father of one of the most playful characters ever.

Special tunnels built so that frogs won't be killed when crossing the highway.

A cult following celebrates the legend that belies this curious podiatrists' office sign which has worked its way into song, literature, animation, and the visual arts.

Experience Larry Spring's self-taught "common sense" laws of physics.

Pasadena glamour turned government issue.

The so-called "Bridge of Thighs" in Palm Springs allows nudists to discreetly cross the road.

This "synagogue" is not what it seems to be.

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.

Every weekend, people gather here for a brief chance to see their loved ones on the other side of the United States–Mexico border.

Large but largely ignored, these 42 life-size Liberty Bell replicas were a peculiar, unexplained feature on the facade of a Macy's department store.

A stranded woman lived alone on this remote island for 18 years, inspiring the great children's novel "Island of the Blue Dolphins."

Raised illegally, Reggie now lives at the Los Angeles Zoo after authorities spent years tracking him down.

Housed in a memorial lighthouse, this museum relays the history of surfing, beginning with the antics of royal Hawaiian teenagers.

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.

A poignant memorial to a young boy whose death spurred a dramatic increase in organ donations in Italy—dubbed the "Nicholas Effect."

Wheels of chrome by the thousands adorn this California Historical Landmark.

One of the only known surviving coconut palm trees in the entire state.

Museum dedicated to the preservation of surf culture.

This strangely vacant Western amusement seems to be an empty tribute to residents of Lucerne Valley.

Inky sludge oozes to the surface of this beach thanks to a rare natural tar seep.

Santa Monica's oldest restaurant, decorated with set pieces from the Mutiny on the Bounty.

A classic American barn that was the home of a classic American television star.

This Southern Californian Conservation Center is home to singing and howling apes.