Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

The first museum in the United States dedicated entirely to posters.

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

Come crisp December nights, this fairly plain neighborhood becomes a holiday dream world.

Traversing these canyons, visitors can take in stunning views and glimpses of the region's history.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

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

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

Malibu's first beach home features an astonishing trove of ceramic tiles.

Arcadia is home to a haven for nature geeks and 80s TV lovers alike.

"The Star Factory" cranked out Hollywood stars like nobody's business.

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

A stellar example of Art & Crafts architecture, and a movie set to boot.

Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.

Hiding amid the largest camellia collection in the country lies a charming children's maze, donated by a secret admirer.

Large but largely ignored, these 42 life-size Liberty Bell replicas were a peculiar, unexplained feature on the facade of a Macy's department store.

You don't want to get caught in this trap--or do you?

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

A graceful natural rock formation stands astride the point where the Gulf of California meets the Pacific Ocean.

A 19th-century Baja cantina that many say is the birthplace of the margarita.

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

One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."