Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

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

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

A volcanic cone that formed over 600 years ago.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.

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

A natural dome made of volcanic glass in Inyo National Forest.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

An unreal vintage shop that wears its dadaist influence on its zombie fish.

The restored estate of a wealthy rancher was once at the heart of an unprecedented legal victory.

A glittering South Asian anomaly in a wealthy Los Angeles suburb.

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

A strange mishmash of ruins and abandoned structures hint at the park's many lives.