In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

One of the largest trees of its kind in California.

A pair of gargoyles peer into unsuspecting passengers at Denver’s conspiracy-packed airport.

Someone really, really wanted to save this fast-food icon from demolition.

A hidden courtyard houses early 20th-century plaster masterpieces.

Built for an exposition in 1915, these horticultural displays have stood the test of time.

The world’s oldest active sailing ship.

A dry lake is what remains of a community founded on a real estate scam.

A museum dedicated to restoring vintage aircraft, located at a working airport.

The helicopter that "Tricky Dick" absconded from the White House in on his last day in office.

Allegedly haunted by Walt Disney himself, this inconspicuous lamp is always kept lit in his honor.

The lead horse on a Disneyland merry-go-round that is older than the park itself.

View the California coastline (and the home of Barbara Streisand) inch by inch with stunning, government-sanctioned aerial photography.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

The famous animator's private station house and man-cave was the birthplace of imagineering.

A miniature train theme park, free to the public, laying at the base of the Santa Monica Mountains.

A cult following celebrates the legend that belies this curious podiatrists' office sign which has worked its way into song, literature, animation, and the visual arts.

This nondescript tunnel has been featured in a number of iconic movies, from “Roger Rabbit” to “Back to the Future.”

This glamorous old building is said to have inspired the Tower of Terror.

This monument marks the beginning journey of a wounded soldier's leg that ended up almost two states away.

One of the oldest continuously operating amusement parks in the U.S. is an open-air museum of Art Deco and neon lights.

Even in death, he's still your huckleberry.

An architect's childhood fantasy treehouse made real.