The final resting place of American icon Buffalo Bill, and a museum that aids in telling his tale.

Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

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

Remants of foundations, streets, and streetcar tracks inhabit the cliffs where a landslide occurred in 1929.

Remains of a Greek freighter trapped off of Rocky Point in 1961.

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.

The L.A. Zoo has a secret garden of rare bootleg cycads, a palm specimen dating back 280 million years.

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

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

Some of the most unusual (and in some cases, disgusting) flavors of soda imaginable.

Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.

A commonwealth favorite in the heart of Pasadena.

One of the world's largest collections of rare and magnificent bird specimens.

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.

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

Once close to extinction, there is no shortage of elephant seals on the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high power conical Tesla Coil.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.