This small monument to the great inventor contains a time capsule and a Wi-Fi hotspot.

Where a railroad loops under or over itself to rise or drop more than 70 feet in a short distance.

Seven ceramic sculptures are scattered around this California college campus.

Apartment building was once posh playground to the Hollywood elite.

Where decommissioned airplanes and helicopters go to become part of Hollywood.

This unique graffiti art from the 1940s has become a staple of this local landscape in the remote California desert.

One of the richest places in the United States has a cursed street.

The Southern California pop sounds of surf and sand were born right here.

The legendary statue-hating superintendent of Golden Gate Park is honored with... a statue.

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

Someone really, really wanted to save this fast-food icon from demolition.

A 250 million-year-old rock formation has earned a rather unique nickname.

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

This subtle Berkeley paving stone actually marks off a lawless tube of air that extends into space.

The flow from this waterfall sometimes comes out of springs below its rim.

A pair of disused Los Angeles electrical poles now glow with delicate windows into the past.

A classic advertising icon immortalized in regal bronze.

Built by one man in the '20s, this site is now a museum representing the Great Basin cultures.

Try the frozen treat that inspired Arrested Development's famous banana stand.

The remnants of an early automobile route across shifting sand dunes can still be found in the deserts of Southern California.

At night, this glittering musical tunnel draws skaters and photographers.

A futuristic-looking beach house built for the owner of a snack food brand.

This 15-story mural celebrates the 50th anniversary of the musician's iconic "At Folsom Prison" album.

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.