Places Edited by Craig Baker

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

Large but largely ignored, these 42 life-size Liberty Bell replicas were a peculiar, unexplained feature on the facade of a Macy's department store.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

Gouged in the mountain to make stage coach access easier through the Fremont Pass.

Where the line between entertainment and aerospace blurs.

Deep under Manhattan is the largest construction project in city history. So far, the project has taken the lives of 23 workers, or "a man a mile."

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

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

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

Inspiring Earthlings to Boldly Go.

The most popular attraction in Southern California was once a flock of ornery bipedal birds that pulled carts.

Mid-Century Modern Meets Millionaire’s Row.

A performance hall at the American Jewish University moonlights as a sci-fi film location set.

A classic American barn that was the home of a classic American television star.

A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic’s missed arrival.

A wild west scene starring life-sized wooden statues hides in the trees behind Pierce College.

Abandoned anti-ballistic missile base.

An eccentric folk art landmark made out of discarded bottles by an inspired "grandma."

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

Electrical pylon in the shape of Disney's beloved mouse.

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

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

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

World's oldest operating science fiction and fantasy club, once home to Ray Bradbury and L. Ron Hubbard.