A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

Faceless white figures loom over the city from the rooftop.

The dramatic upward-curving roof is one of the most iconic examples of Googie architecture that still stands today.

A stellar example of Art & Crafts architecture, and a movie set to boot.

Bug-devouring flora are the stars of a special wing of the glass conservatory.

Get up close to emus and ostriches, or buy their tasty meat.

A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.

An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.

Beautiful Victorian buildings from L.A.'s forgotten architectural past.

This opulent hotel has been visited by Spider-Man, Charlie's Angels, and the Ghostbusters.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

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

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

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.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

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

A Christian monastery stands on what was once a holy Incan temple.

This geometric feat is a testament to the Incas' mesmerizing architectural abilities.

Situated on a sacred Inca site, this 16th-century cathedral took nearly 100 years to build.

The stones of this Incan wall complex fit together so well you couldn't fit a piece of paper between some of them.