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Abandoned bridge hidden deep in the San Gabriel Mountains.

Built by one man in the '20s, this site is now a museum representing the Great Basin cultures.

Panorama exhibition hall in old silent theater with a beautiful backyard garden.

360-degree virtual reality chamber physically immerses scientists into their data.

Acres of natural wonders left behind by a socialite-turned-gardener.

The home of one of California's most important horticulturalists wilts amidst a lovely park.

Some of the most unusual (and in some cases, disgusting) flavors of soda imaginable.

According to legend it was a nap taken under this tree that kicked off the California Gold Rush.

A popular tourist cave with a dark past.

Graffiti, cars, and religion combine to create this jungle of scrap in the Nevada desert.

Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.

A dwindling menagerie of anthropomorphic oil derrick animals still dot the barren California landscape.

The artwork that Italians felt California didn't deserve.

A mysterious and endangered parasitic herb from the California desert.

The oldest continuously operating church in California.

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

Semi-recognized center of the world, with many oddities.

A small sculpture garden that provides a microcosmic representation of California.

Nursery with extensive collection of flesh-eating plants operated by the author of "The Savage Garden."

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

An unfortunate geological resemblance to Satan has labeled this Pasadena gorge as a passage to the underworld.

The cobbled together compound of a deceased artist which now serves as a filming location.

"The Hoppiest Place in the World" holds the world’s largest collection of bunny memorabilia and is a singular testament of a couple's devotion to all things Leporidae.

Originally the home of chewing gum mogul William Wrigely Jr, it is now the official offices of the Tournament of Roses.