This historic graveyard was partially paved over to create a streetcar line.

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

A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

A historic fort commemorating the United States' naval history.

A stellar example of Art & Crafts architecture, and a movie set to boot.

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

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

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

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

Haunting and beautiful trees, doomed to die.

Four hundred granite steps were built into this massive rock by the National Park Service.

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

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

Thousands of migrating monarchs overwinter clustered amongst the eucalyptus trees.

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

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

One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.

Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

The L.A. Zoo has a secret garden of rare bootleg cycads, a palm specimen dating back 280 million years.

The largest drain hole in the world.

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

The final resting place of a space program monolith, soon to be unveiled again to the public.