An old whaling station now serves to give the public a look at the commercial whaling industry, no longer a part of Monterey's economy.

The first safe in this California town had to hold all the gold.

The stately birthplace of California's statehood.

This remarkably simple jail went over a century without an escape.

The oldest continuously operating church in California.

The abandoned personal amusement park of the King of Pop.

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

A basement full of treasures lies beneath this inn that has worn many hats throughout its 140+ years.

A Swedenborgian glass church surrounded by redwoods sits perched atop a massive landslide area.

This graveyard is the eternal home of the residents of a vanished California town.

An homage to the man who built California's version of Venice.

Rare collectibles from automated musical instruments to 250 unique automobiles.

Church and home-museum of a 1920s female revivalist preacher with a very sordid past.

No matter what it might seem like on film, most scenes filmed on a plane are filmed at this LA studio.

This glamorous old building is said to have inspired the Tower of Terror.

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

This ultra-modern home clings to the slope of the Hollywood Hills on a precarious stilt.

The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.

A shrine to a skeleton saint in the city of angels.

A look into the Church of Scientology's deeply unfavorable view of psychiatry.

Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.

World War II-era Nazi compound nestled in the Santa Monica hills.

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

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