The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.

A few iconic structures are all that remain of America’s first outdoor shopping mall.

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

Thousands of turbines whir at at the origin of North American wind power.

Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.

The decor of this Hollywood movie palace just barely predated the opening of King Tut's tomb.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.

A Masterpiece with a Tragic History.

This enormous World War II relic is one of the largest wooden structures in the world.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

A treasure hunter's tiny bar, harboring celebrities since 1959.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

Decommissioned experimental solar facilities that pioneered solar energy technology.

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

This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.

Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.

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

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

Megachurch turned Catholic church comprised of 10,000 glass panes.

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

Back in 1952, you could get a mushroom cloud chaser with your atomic cocktail.

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.

Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.