A tiny rock climber scales the headstone of a beloved director.

Because there's no place like home.

Dozens of feral felines rule a segment of Hollywood's only graveyard.

This humble American Craftsman home is where the Disney brothers’ animation business took flight in 1923.

Pay your respects to a folk-punk legend.

Every weekend, the parking lot of this Buddhist temple turns into a Thai street-food paradise.

You don't want to get caught in this trap--or do you?

This iconic neon jester is a local landmark that you might recognize from his cameos in film and television.

Secret US military film studio in the Hollywood Hills.

Hidden away among the quiet streets of Beverly Hills, this small park is a haven for walkers and wildlife.

One woman's Viking Castle on Lake Tahoe.

Historic home to one of the most famous women pioneers of the 19th century.

This historic estate on the east shore of Lake Tahoe was home to an eccentric millionaire (and his pet elephant, Mingo).

Eastern zen meets Western grit in these four little trees growing out of a rock on Lake Tahoe’s Nevada shore.

A breathtaking 19th-century trail overlooks Lake Tahoe.

The smallest country in the world.

These once-beautiful historic graveyards are set against the barren Virginia City hills.

Back in the day everyone who was anyone played this historic western theater.

Beneath a Virginia City bar is the entrance to an abandoned gold mine.

What once housed a private club catering to Comstock Lode elite is now considered one of the West’s most haunted spaces.

A former mining hospital is now a vibrant artistic hub.

A Wild West saloon that helped define a generation of psychedelic rock.

The oldest hotel in Nevada.

An abandoned cyanide mill is now a haunting magnet for graffiti and illegal parties.