Humboldt County, California
Avenue of the Giants
One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.
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Humboldt County, California
One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.
Sequoia National Park, California
Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).
Los Angeles, California
Panorama exhibition hall in old silent theater with a beautiful backyard garden.
Los Angeles, California
Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.
Los Angeles, California
World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.
Los Angeles, California
These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.
Los Angeles, California
Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.
Los Angeles, California
The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.
San Luis Obispo, California
A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.
Los Angeles, California
A castle that was built stone by stone by an eccentric journalist.
Los Angeles, California
Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.
Mammoth Lakes, California
Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.
Calipatria, California
A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.
Los Angeles, California
Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."
Los Angeles, California
America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.
Los Angeles, California
Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.
Los Angeles, California
This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.
Santa Clarita, California
Gouged in the mountain to make stage coach access easier through the Fremont Pass.
Stevenson Ranch, California
This park is home to California's first oil boomtown, with structures that have stood for more than a century.
Hi Vista, California
The "Kill Bill Church" was transformed into a place of worship after a long Hollywood history.
Los Angeles, California
The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.
Los Angeles, California
High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.
Mecca, California
The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.
Simi Valley, California
The White House Situation Room was taken apart in 2006 and shipped to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.