The final resting place of one of Hollywood’s most prolific and talented actors is on the grounds of a California Mission.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

Raised illegally, Reggie now lives at the Los Angeles Zoo after authorities spent years tracking him down.

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

Known as the "Hobbit Houses," these storybook homes look like they're straight out of the Shire.

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

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

Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

The oldest attraction in Disneyland is a prehistoric stump that Walt may have bought for his wife.

Allegedly haunted by Walt Disney himself, this inconspicuous lamp is always kept lit in his honor.

A blast from the past in central San Diego.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

A glimpse into the lives of the the Miwok and Paiute people in Yosemite National Park.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

An eerie natural formation that looks right back at you.

The abandoned train depot now doubles as a well-placed rest stop for those who take the road less traveled.