Life's work of sculptor Elisabet Ney remains preserved in her last studio.

Explore an early California pioneer's rancho hidden in LA's manufacturing hinterland.

This museum honors the first Spanish land grant in California which is still in the hands of the original owner's family.

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

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

Stroll the grounds built by murder, suicide, and dirty oil money at one of Hollywood's most filmed mansions.

This serene oasis in an affluent Los Angeles neighborhood holds some of Gandhi's ashes and got Elvis into Eastern Philosophy.

A monument in Washington D.C. marks the spot from which all other roads were supposed to stem.

This iron and wood Civil War city-ship was the first vessel to be sunk by an electrically detonated torpedo.

Behind the Cowboy Hall of Fame is a burial ground for good horses and a famed rodeo bull.

This small-town museum is dedicated to the original western movie mega-star.

Home to the story of the outlaw turned funhouse mummy, Elmer McCurdy.

One of the largest Masonic temples in the world, created at the height of the oil boom in ostentatious style.

The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.

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

A repository of Pasadena history.

One of Hollywood’s favorite government buildings.

The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

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.

This hilltop park offers magnificent views and a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece.

This historical air terminal in Houston is slowly becoming an aviation museum dedicated to the city's aeronautical history.

Bug-devouring flora are the stars of a special wing of the glass conservatory.

This museum of Hawaiian and Polynesian culture is the legacy of the last descendant of the Kamehameha Dynasty.