A replica of the first public theater built in California.

A local dialect born in the late 19th century is only spoken in this isolated California valley.

On a quiet suburban street stands a peculiarly decorated house covered in mosaics.

Made famous by cable TV, this oddball collection of antiques and collectibles is a cut above the rest.

Known as the "Hobbit Houses," these storybook homes look like they're straight out of the Shire.

A tribute to the movie stars who fought to keep Beverly Hills separate from Los Angeles.

An Italian restaurant became a rock-and-roll hangout and the lair of the "Hollywood vampires."

A forgotten tribute to a South American hero hidden in a cluster of traffic islands.

The Los Angeles flood disaster that took 400 lives and ended the career of William Mulholland.

This forgotten Frank Lloyd Wright house is an architectural marvel at the end of a sleepy residential street.

These four islands right offshore have waterfalls, colorful lights, fancy buildings, and a secret purpose.

Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.

A Romanesque sanctuary of calm amid the bustle of downtown Los Angeles.

A 50-foot tile mural mosaic for the 100-year anniversary of the Statue of Liberty.

This childhood throwback has hundreds of arcade games and pinball machines to transport you back in time.

The oldest home in Huntington Beach, the farmhouse is a monument to the region's pioneer past.

This historic graveyard was partially paved over to create a streetcar line.

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

A newspaper building that made radio history.

Blink and you may miss this rustic pioneer cemetery.

The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.

North America's largest accredited model railroad museum.

One of the largest trees of its kind in California.

The oldest attraction in Disneyland is a prehistoric stump that Walt may have bought for his wife.