The California capital city once stood 10 feet lower than it does today.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

Oldest building in California still in use.

This beautiful ridge-top trail is dotted by tiny homes apparently built by a group of itinerant fairies.

This museum looks at the history of one of America's most famous prisons and most beloved albums.

A glittering South Asian anomaly in a wealthy Los Angeles suburb.

Before it was abandoned and left to rust alongside the road, this riverboat starred in a John Wayne movie.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

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

Located on 420 acres in the high desert, this spiritual center is dedicated to the "science of the future."

Fourteen curious and controversial white bunnies sit in a circle near Newport Beach City Hall.

The so-called "Statue of Liberty of Los Angeles" is on a one mutant mission to keep L.A. weird.

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

A bigger-than-life pun that has become a beacon of altruism.

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

The site of murders and Satanic cult gatherings.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

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

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

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

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

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

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