A melting pot of Asian-Pacific art features one symbolic sculpture from each of 20 different nations.

A preposterously luxurious hotel with gold-plated iPads, Rolls Royce chauffeurs, and a staff that trains by watching "Downton Abbey."

One man's homage to the sun continues to grow like a glass fractal.

A one-of-a-kind collection of a unique medium.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

Hidden in the hills of Hollywood, this secluded Oz-themed garden is dotted with dozens of thrones.

From Japan to Italy, this California park explores the world's cultures through their gardens.

A "haunted" landmark on the coast of Southern California.

This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.

Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.

This naturally heated mountainous creek has created a group of neon blue pools of potentially deadly boiling water.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

California's own medieval Italian castle, authentic down to the 300-year-old iron maiden in the dungeon.

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

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

One of the oldest reform schools in the United States, home to wayward boys such as Merle Haggard, now abandoned.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

These millipedes glow not out of attraction, but as a not-too-subtle warning.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

Megachurch turned Catholic church comprised of 10,000 glass panes.