Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.

A Swedenborgian glass church surrounded by redwoods sits perched atop a massive landslide area.

Big gun installations, built over a massive cemetery, now abandoned & hidden in trees.

The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.

The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.

Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.

An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.

This glamorous old building is said to have inspired the Tower of Terror.

Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.

A common entry point to the Griffith Observatory trail holds its own wonders.

A ghost town at the airport is now a refuge for blue butterflies.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.

The remains of the first punk club in L.A.

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

Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.

Carved by a waterfall in a hard-to-reach rock formation, this heart-shaped rock has inspired romantics for decades.

A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

One man's vast collection of artifacts and ephemera from matchbooks and postcards to vintage neon signs and cars.