360-degree virtual reality chamber physically immerses scientists into their data.

Graffiti-covered ruins that were once part of a farm owned by a mental hospital.

A strange mishmash of ruins and abandoned structures hint at the park's many lives.

An iconic location along the Los Angeles River where countless movie scenes are filmed.

Iconic Los Angeles residence famous for its 19 statues of Michelangelo's David.

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

Hollywood's oldest hotel is the site of the first Academy Awards, the birthplace of Marilyn Monroe's career, and the home of Montgomery Clift's ghost.

A Bicycle Path in the Sky.

A visionary, futuristic sculpture in Los Angeles that never met its extraterrestrial potential.

Her final resting place was intended to be modest and private, but the power of her popularity continues to draw visitors.

Panorama exhibition hall in old silent theater with a beautiful backyard garden.

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

Home of what was the largest hydraulic mine in the world, producing gold and the first diamonds in the U.S.

A massive hydrovolcanic explosion left a half-mile wide crater in Death Valley.

This graffiti-covered bridge is the quintessential vision of a place for disillusioned youth to escape the complexities of burgeoning adulthood.

Gnomes have their very own bonsai-landscaped settlement on a university campus.

This store is dedicated to unique found footage and the strangeness of pre-internet pop-culture.

This little valley along Highway 1 is engulfed by thousands of lilies during the spring season.

A restored 1920s cascade stairway provides one of the best views of Oakland's Lake Merritt.

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

This residential door allows San Francisco muggles a glimpse at the wizarding world.

It's not your typical library, memorial, or book store.

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

This desert oddity hides in plain sight thanks to a cartographic error and a desert explorer with a punny sense of humor.