One of the oldest reform schools in the United States, home to wayward boys such as Merle Haggard, now abandoned.

Hidden above a drug store on a nondescript corner of Lincoln Heights is a private clubhouse for intrepid explorers.

The quiet canyon has a tumultuous history involving a doomsday cult.

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

A still functioning vaudeville carousel that has operated for over a century boasts a colorful menagerie and past.

These millipedes glow not out of attraction, but as a not-too-subtle warning.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

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

In this century-old literary safehouse, print is alive and well.

This serene oasis in an affluent Los Angeles neighborhood holds some of Gandhi's ashes and got Elvis into Eastern Philosophy.

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

A castle that was built stone by stone by an eccentric journalist.

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

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

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

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.