Places Edited by Craig Baker

A Cold War site complete with rusty structures, hiking trails, and beautiful views.

A memorial honoring those who perished in one of the worst construction disasters in U.S. history.

The famous blue house from the classic horror film "Halloween" is now a local landmark.

This relic of 19th-century infrastructure is one of the few remaining coal gas storage tanks in the U.S.

An abandoned 1930s gas station turned bustling neighborhood park.

This Chase branch is an homage to Old Hollywood.

This enormous World War II relic is one of the largest wooden structures in the world.

The silent film master's legacy commemorated in all the right and wrong places.

An Old West film set seen in countless TV shows and movies is open for the public to explore.

A strange mishmash of ruins and abandoned structures hint at the park's many lives.

The beloved dining spot stands at the cross-section of Hollywood and the Old West.

A beautiful memorial tells the story of a formerly enslaved woman whose kindness shaped a burgeoning city.

At 130 years old and 126 feet tall, it is the largest known example of the rare Torrey pine tree.

This stockpile of junked electronic and mechanical gadgets is a favorite among Hollywood prop masters.

The quiet canyon has a tumultuous history involving a doomsday cult.

The show's fictional Korean medical camp was created in the Santa Monica hills.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

Once a place of peaceful repose, this sanitarium now faces an uncertain future.

This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.

This 'Murder House' grand mansion has starred in everything from Bones to Buffy.

According to legend it was a nap taken under this tree that kicked off the California Gold Rush.

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

This hands-on math museum believes in turning concepts into constructs.

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