Los Angeles, California
Helios House
First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.
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Los Angeles, California
First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.
Los Angeles, California
Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.
Los Angeles, California
The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.
Los Angeles, California
This opulent hotel has been visited by Spider-Man, Charlie's Angels, and the Ghostbusters.
Santa Barbara, California
The ruins of the castle that chemicals built.
Camarillo, California
Graffiti-covered ruins that were once part of a farm owned by a mental hospital.
Los Angeles, California
World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.
Los Angeles, California
Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.
Los Angeles, California
This glamorous old building is said to have inspired the Tower of Terror.
Los Angeles, California
The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.
Los Angeles, California
High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.
Glendale, California
An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.
Los Angeles, California
Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.
Baker, California
Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.
Yosemite National Park, California
The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.
Three Rivers, California
Four hundred granite steps were built into this massive rock by the National Park Service.
Sequoia National Park, California
Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).
Solvang, California
Get up close to emus and ostriches, or buy their tasty meat.
La Cañada Flintridge, California
NASA's leading space science lab started by a co-founder with deep ties to the occult.
La Cañada Flintridge, California
An unfortunate geological resemblance to Satan has labeled this Pasadena gorge as a passage to the underworld.
Santa Barbara, California
The home of one of California's most important horticulturalists wilts amidst a lovely park.
San Luis Obispo, California
An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.
Ventura, California
Rusty industrial city full of oxidized distillation towers.
Big Sur, California
It's not your typical library, memorial, or book store.