Julia Morgan's Moorish-Gothic labyrinth of fountains, trees, natural light and Oakland's notable dead.

The abandoned personal amusement park of the King of Pop.

A couple turned their front yard into an artistic masterpiece.

No matter what it might seem like on film, most scenes filmed on a plane are filmed at this LA studio.

San Francisco's oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

World War II-era Nazi compound nestled in the Santa Monica hills.

A fashion designer's dazzling world of Japanese collectibles is hidden in a warehouse downtown.

From pre-war whiskey cocktails to prohibition-era speakeasy secrecy, this bar has seen it all.

A still functioning vaudeville carousel that has operated for over a century boasts a colorful menagerie and past.

One of the ghostly stops along Route 66.

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

Abandoned bridge hidden deep in the San Gabriel Mountains.

An unfortunate geological resemblance to Satan has labeled this Pasadena gorge as a passage to the underworld.

This naturally heated mountainous creek has created a group of neon blue pools of potentially deadly boiling water.

With the touch of a button, you can read a randomly selected short story.

Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.

The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

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

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).