Discover for yourself what Herb Caen referred to as "the best kept secret in the Bay Area."

A Mysterious Masonic tomb in San Luis Obispo.

This old mining town, deep in the California desert, has a year-round population of one.

The neighborhood shop is a sort of tiny cactus museum full of exotic specimens you can take home.

A library built during San Francisco's pioneer times is a student's retreat, bibliophile's sanctuary, and chess player's delight.

Lemon Grove, California is known for its giant lemon...and mummified bodies.

Where there's quartz, there must be gold. Thus is the story of the mines of Julian, and the titillating times of the Gold Rush.

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

Two rocks in a perpetual kiss and one of "the most romantic spot in America."

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

A common entry point to the Griffith Observatory trail holds its own wonders.

A burnt orange monolithic dome structure perched on a hillside near Interstate 280.

The hotel room where Janis Joplin tragically died has now become a makeshift shrine to the singer.

This opulent hotel has been visited by Spider-Man, Charlie's Angels, and the Ghostbusters.

The miraculous hydrant that saved the Mission District in 1906.

A crumbling wizard is one of the final reminders of a roadside Middle Earth.

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

A pair of large white marble lions guard this stretch of the Mojave Desert, and it is utterly mysterious how they got there.

The mysterious round rocks of Schooner Gulch.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

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

Though tiki culture has gone in and out of fashion, the Tonga Hut has always been flying the flag in Los Angeles.

Ancient human, animal, and geometric figures drawn in the earth.

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