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

Arcadia is home to a haven for nature geeks and 80s TV lovers alike.

A newspaper building that made radio history.

A cobblestone alley with an interesting past.

Two groundbreaking brothers from Pasadena.

Where the rich wintered in Pasadena.

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

A Bicycle Path in the Sky.

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

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

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

Seven ceramic sculptures are scattered around this California college campus.

A posh members-only club with a literally dramatic history.

This outdoor gallery of sculptures along the East River was once a landfill.

A self-made museum in Queens, New York continues to display the work of a sculptor known for paving his own way.

This small New York museum celebrates the mountainous artwork of a Russian mystic.

Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.

Though its celestial ceiling is impressive, the true star is the vast collection of French books.

Madrid's romantically ornate crystal palace has been offering shelter to plants and art for over a century.

A Gothic-style abode built to accommodate the church's three resident peacocks.

This nostalgic blast from the grooming past is also a working barbershop.

Built by the inventor of the radio, this abandoned hotel has housed early radio employees, military men, and a dangerous cult.

The southernmost outpost of the Russian Empire in colonial America.

This whimsical seashell-shaped place of worship was designed to blend into its surroundings.