One of the largest helium balloons in the U.S. is a 112-foot ginormous orange.

The simple auditorium that launched a pop icon's career into the stratosphere.

One of Hollywood’s favorite government buildings.

Where the rich wintered in Pasadena.

This 38-year old fish became a casualty of changing trends.

Colorado Boulevard’s historic bookstore, operating since the bustling city of Pasadena was merely some orange groves and a few ostrich farms.

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

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.

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

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

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

Once strictly off-limits, this lower level housing curious and priceless vehicles of the Petersen Automotive Museum is now open to the public.

Storybook cottage in Beverly Hills was once the site of 1920s silent film studio, affectionately known as "The Witch's House."

Legendary prop shop filled with one man's collection of scientific curiosities.

Stroll the grounds built by murder, suicide, and dirty oil money at one of Hollywood's most filmed mansions.

Magical-looking cottages that inspired one of the most famous animated films ever.

A wild west scene starring life-sized wooden statues hides in the trees behind Pierce College.

This California estate was either haunted by ghosts or the Marx brothers.

An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.

Los Angeles's oldest cemetery allows visitors to trace the history of this proud city.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.

Costumed elves and mountain bikers co-exist peacefully at this abandoned Christmas-themed adventure park.