Cambria's most unique B&B features creative surroundings and fantastic food.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

Machinery left over from California's once thriving mercury industry now attracts artists and explorers.

Coastal dunes, site of buried Egyptian movie set and former utopian colony.

A deserted hodgepodge of experimental structures designed by nearby university students.

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

A Mysterious Masonic tomb in San Luis Obispo.

A rare surviving example of a pre-WWII Japanese garden, restored after years of neglect.

An Airy Would-Be Solution to a Housing Shortage.

Thousands of migrating monarchs overwinter clustered amongst the eucalyptus trees.

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

This well-traveled chess park offers scenic views of the pacific and a colorful, eclectic clientele.

Perched high atop telephone poles is an uncanny outdoor art gallery that greets passersby on their commute.

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

The short oil boom of Venice Beach, and its swift removal from the tourism-laden landscape.

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

In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.

Two men, two visionaries of Venice Beach, one little hotel that smells like cookies.

60 feet of towering steel balances gracefully.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

An iconic location along the Los Angeles River where countless movie scenes are filmed.

During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.

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

A Masterpiece with a Tragic History.