A gift from Abbot Kinney and a little bit of piece of Black history in Venice Beach.

A ghost town at the airport is now a refuge for blue butterflies.

The Mighty Wurlitzer organ continues to belt out the tunes at downtown El Segundo's historic home for silent and classic movies.

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

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.

The 10-foot-wide Long Beach home was built on a dare.

A military vehicle collection, showcasing how war transportation advanced from horse drawn artillery to self propelled cannons.

A small, peaceful sculpture garden with a grim memorial to a disaster that took place a few blocks away.

A surreal, Gaudi-inspired play space near an Anaheim community center.

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

Chewing gum tycoon's memorial lies perched over wife's botanical gardens on Santa Catalina Island.

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

Lemon Grove, California is known for its giant lemon...and mummified bodies.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

A couple turned their front yard into an artistic masterpiece.

This San Diego museum, housed in a former Navy training facility, is dedicated to preserving women’s historic achievements.

This Pringle-shaped ledge makes for the perfect photo op.

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

Twelve grave-faced marble angels guard the emperor's tomb at Les Invalides.

The Sun King's military models, saved from the Louvre.

Exquisite wall sculptures carved in secret by an early quarryman in an obscure corner of the Paris Catacombs.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

The industrial architecture honors the laborers who brought the Exposition Universelle of 1900 to life.

Abandoned railway line circling the city of Paris.