Inside this library, the history of Los Angeles is retold through a mural.

Sit at the "Disney table,” where Walt and his team of "imagineers" once dined on the regular.

This nondescript tunnel has been featured in a number of iconic movies, from “Roger Rabbit” to “Back to the Future.”

The self-proclaimed gateway to the Extraterrestrial Highway.

The so-called "Father of Las Vegas" had the city's first telephone installed in his office in 1907.

The oldest pictographs on this decorated rock formation in California's Carrizo Plain date back as many as 4,000 years.

This historic estate on the east shore of Lake Tahoe was home to an eccentric millionaire (and his pet elephant, Mingo).

A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.

Beneath a Virginia City bar is the entrance to an abandoned gold mine.

A Wild West saloon that helped define a generation of psychedelic rock.

A former mining hospital is now a vibrant artistic hub.

This once-booming Gold Rush town is now home to a herd of feral donkeys.

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

More gold than anywhere else, ever.

Dodge prohibitionists and slide through the telephone booth in Crif Dogs.

A 1950s Googie burger stand is now a Los Angeles landmark.

An iconic location along the Los Angeles River where countless movie scenes are filmed.

This peaceful garden is hidden on the grounds of a spiritual organization founded by a pioneer yogi.

One man's vast collection of artifacts and ephemera from matchbooks and postcards to vintage neon signs and cars.

One of Los Angeles's first murals once vibrantly depicted the dangers of United States imperialism.

The only subway station in the city that still makes use of gap fillers.

Inside this museum, the history of the Walt Disney Family empire is on full display.

This sign designates the road that leads to the infamous Area 51.

A volcanic cone that formed over 600 years ago.