NASA's leading space science lab started by a co-founder with deep ties to the occult.

Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.

Huge otherworldly domed rocks on the shore of a deadly lake.

This rare tortoise skeleton has been hanging around the downtown Los Angeles museum for over a century.

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

This former stomping grounds of the most eminent astronomers of the early 20th century.

The show's fictional Korean medical camp was created in the Santa Monica hills.

A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.

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

An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.

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

An offbeat angle on the ocean viewed through an antiquated lens.

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

A house built from trash known as the poor man's Hearst Castle.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

A regular looking rock with an unbelievable history.

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

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

The highest dunes in California are the most likely place in the area to hear the Singing Sands.

Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

Ingenious bakery opens up the first Cupcake ATM at their flagship location in Beverly Hills.

A meditative space out of a fantasy story.

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