Discover for yourself what Herb Caen referred to as "the best kept secret in the Bay Area."

A playground built by the kids that is a child's wonderland, and a helicopter parent's nightmare.

The location of the last stand of Charles Manson's doomsday cult.

A hard-to-reach oasis in a desolate corner of Death Valley National Park.

Rodin's famous depiction of Dante's 'Inferno', amidst a sculpture garden of many of his other works.

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

An unreal vintage shop that wears its dadaist influence on its zombie fish.

Hundreds of trees made from glass bottles make up this forest on Route 66.

A volcanic tunnel illuminated by natural skylights offers a shaded respite from the desert sun.

Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.

The biggest pinball arcade in the world has over 600 pinball machines, and 300 arcade machines.

The abandoned personal amusement park of the King of Pop.

San Francisco Bay's ghost town.

California's own medieval Italian castle, authentic down to the 300-year-old iron maiden in the dungeon.

This naturally heated mountainous creek has created a group of neon blue pools of potentially deadly boiling water.

The largest drain hole in the world.

Explore 10 acres of environmental sculptures.

Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

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

Dozens of lights dangle from the branches of what may be the brightest tree in Los Angeles.

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

Once the central jail for Los Angeles, this building housed inmates like Al Capone, those arrested from the Zoot Suit and Watts Riots, and individuals imprisoned for their sexuality.

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