This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

Arcadia is home to a haven for nature geeks and 80s TV lovers alike.

This former stomping grounds of the most eminent astronomers of the early 20th century.

The ruins of the castle that chemicals built.

A posh members-only club with a literally dramatic history.

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

A carousel trades in its classic horses and calliope for endangered species, native flora and fauna, and a modern soundtrack.

La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's "Dream House" will immerse you in an ever changing world of sound and light.

On the top floor of an upscale department store stands a lavish restaurant housed in a replica of a luxury French dining car.

A reversed traffic signal that was once violently misinterpreted as a statement on British-Irish relations.

One of the world's longest murals depicts the history of diversity in Los Angeles.

A fortified city, home to a remaining population of five families

The last Americana on Route 66.

Read between the lines of the subway map to find the hidden abandoned Civil War fort.

The liveliest ghost town in the state.

The best-preserved Roman small town in North Africa.

The Los Angeles flood disaster that took 400 lives and ended the career of William Mulholland.

Three vintage horses survived a 1976 inferno and found a home on a sister carousel.

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

This Southern Californian Conservation Center is home to singing and howling apes.

An ultra-modern vista that has been featured in so many films the house is a celebrity in its own right.

A bomb shelter and some fireplaces are all that remain of the house Fred Roberts tried so hard to keep standing.

The Hudson River School comes alive at this palatial estate.

The wild west is still alive and well at this authentic mining town watering hole.