World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

Exotic feline breeding compound and conservation center.

Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.

Abandoned bridge hidden deep in the San Gabriel Mountains.

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

Costumed elves and mountain bikers co-exist peacefully at this abandoned Christmas-themed adventure park.

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

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

Carved by a waterfall in a hard-to-reach rock formation, this heart-shaped rock has inspired romantics for decades.

There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

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

It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.

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

The old Niles Canyon Aqueduct in the San Francisco Bay Area is a bemusing and secret trail through nature for wayward travelers.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.

The writing studio of an American adventure author, built in the style of a medieval castle.

Center filled with hands-on displays served as a tribute to several astronauts with connections to the state.

An ever-evolving wall of graffiti art off East Liberty Street.