La Cañada Flintridge, California
Descanso Gardens
Hiding amid the largest camellia collection in the country lies a charming children's maze, donated by a secret admirer.
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La Cañada Flintridge, California
Hiding amid the largest camellia collection in the country lies a charming children's maze, donated by a secret admirer.
Avalon, California
A herd of 150 bison live on California's Santa Catalina Island and are at the heart of an ongoing debate between environmental protection and economic expansion.
Santa Clarita, California
This Southern Californian Conservation Center is home to singing and howling apes.
Sausalito, California
Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.
San Diego, California
A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."
Pasadena, California
Originally the home of chewing gum mogul William Wrigely Jr, it is now the official offices of the Tournament of Roses.
Lemon Grove, California
The Giant Lemon of Lemon Grove.
Los Angeles, California
There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.
Avalon, California
Chewing gum tycoon's memorial lies perched over wife's botanical gardens on Santa Catalina Island.
Santee, California
A Biblically-based Natural History Museum.
Los Angeles, California
A wild west scene starring life-sized wooden statues hides in the trees behind Pierce College.
Klamath, California
Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.
Pescadero, California
A New England-style lighthouse along California's beautiful Highway 1 gets a re-do.
Los Angeles, California
Though tiki culture has gone in and out of fashion, the Tonga Hut has always been flying the flag in Los Angeles.
Pasadena, California
A stellar example of Art & Crafts architecture, and a movie set to boot.
San Luis Obispo, California
An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.
Inverness, California
This abandoned boat was left in place thanks to its rotting beauty.
Yucca Valley, California
A meditative space out of a fantasy story.
Joshua Tree, California
An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.
Los Angeles, California
Church and home-museum of a 1920s female revivalist preacher with a very sordid past.
Agoura Hills, California
The show's fictional Korean medical camp was created in the Santa Monica hills.
Culver City, California
A museum, art project, and institution that demands we look at the world around us in a strange new way.
San Bernardino County, California
A volcanic tunnel illuminated by natural skylights offers a shaded respite from the desert sun.
Coalinga, California
A dwindling menagerie of anthropomorphic oil derrick animals still dot the barren California landscape.