Topanga, California
Great Wall of Topanga
You don't want to get caught in this trap--or do you?
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Topanga, California
You don't want to get caught in this trap--or do you?
Topanga, California
The mysterious, untimely death of a Canned Heat band member still haunts this unfinished home.
Santa Clarita, California
Gouged in the mountain to make stage coach access easier through the Fremont Pass.
Malibu, California
The stone walls of a home built to withstand a California wildfire still stand after more than a century.
Malibu, California
View the California coastline (and the home of Barbara Streisand) inch by inch with stunning, government-sanctioned aerial photography.
Simi Valley, California
An eccentric folk art landmark made out of discarded bottles by an inspired "grandma."
Simi Valley, California
Drink a Guinness under the wings of Reagan's retired Air Force One in his presidential library.
Camarillo, California
Graffiti-covered ruins that were once part of a farm owned by a mental hospital.
San Luis Obispo, California
An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.
San Luis Obispo, California
A simple statue outside a California Amtrak station honors the overlooked contributions of the "silent spikes."
San Luis Obispo, California
A Mysterious Masonic tomb in San Luis Obispo.
Oxnard, California
Rusty pieces of metal jutting out of a breakwater are all that's visible of the 12,500-ton ocean liner that capsized just off the beach.
Oxnard, California
Abandoned in 2009, this once popular resort destination now stands frozen in time.
Ventura, California
Rusty industrial city full of oxidized distillation towers.
Carpinteria, California
At 130 years old and 126 feet tall, it is the largest known example of the rare Torrey pine tree.
Santa Barbara, California
Acres of natural wonders left behind by a socialite-turned-gardener.
Santa Barbara, California
The beautiful behemoth is one of the largest trees of its kind in the United States.
Santa Barbara, California
This house is a mosaic of tiled artwork sourced from local artists.
Lompoc, California
With its peeling paint and faded sign, this theater-turned-recycling plant is a nostalgic relic of 1950s Americana.
Santa Barbara, California
Colorful Native American paintings are hidden within this small cavern.
Los Angeles, California
A tribute to long time Venice Beach resident, artist and actor Dennis Hopper.
Los Angeles, California
Once a purveyor of Santeria supplies, religious products , and household sundries, now closed.
Los Angeles, California
The largest collection of two headed animals in the world.
Los Angeles, California
Although he donated over 3,000 acres to Los Angles, Griffith's life was marred by controversy.