An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

Founded by a high school teacher, this poetry magazine became a center for all things literary.

This rare tortoise skeleton has been hanging around the downtown Los Angeles museum for over a century.

Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

L.A.'s oldest operating bowling alley is a beautifully restored homage to its speakeasy days.

The neighborhood of Eagle Rock is named after a gigantic boulder with a shadowy surprise.

Hiding amid the largest camellia collection in the country lies a charming children's maze, donated by a secret admirer.

NASA's leading space science lab started by a co-founder with deep ties to the occult.

The world's first disc golf course has the Jet Propulsion Laboratory as a neighbor.

An unfortunate geological resemblance to Satan has labeled this Pasadena gorge as a passage to the underworld.

A shockingly detailed small scale recreation of the temples of Abu Simbel.

These structures were inspired by both Native American shelters as well as, strangely, an ice cream shop.

Costumed elves and mountain bikers co-exist peacefully at this abandoned Christmas-themed adventure park.

Hundreds of trees made from glass bottles make up this forest on Route 66.

Exotic feline breeding compound and conservation center.

Finale of "William Tell Overture" can be heard as drivers pass over grooves in the road.

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

The oldest colonial fortress in the Americas was once the home and later prison of Christopher Columbus.

A remarkable range of flora and fauna are represented in this Dominican nature preserve.

The final resting place of Christopher Columbus - or possibly someone else.

An important Mayan religious and trading center dating back to 200 BC.

A graceful natural rock formation stands astride the point where the Gulf of California meets the Pacific Ocean.

Overlooking the spot where the Pilgrims boarded the Mayflower stands Devon's answer to the Colossus of Rhodes.