Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

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

It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

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

A remote desert lookout offers unparalleled views of the California badlands for those who brave the trek.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

Not truly a ship nor a building, the Navy's first and last "landship" is now abandoned due to clerical issues.

The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.

North America's largest accredited model railroad museum.

Swarms of butterflies cannot compare to the awe inspired by the publicly-funded nakedness once displayed in this sunken garden.

The Giant Lemon of Lemon Grove.

These unusual houses look like giant boats that washed ashore on a residential street.

Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

One of the largest trees of its kind in California.

This historic graveyard was partially paved over to create a streetcar line.

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.

A world-class observatory in the California desert.

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

The oldest structure in a beachside California city was built to serve eight students.

What began as an illegal art installation has become a symbol for unity, ocean awareness, and coastline preservation.

This large collection of tiny things revels in the art of fine machinery well made.

This dark, quiet forest on the outskirts of San Diego is dense with rumor and lore.