A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

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

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.

Storybook cottage in Beverly Hills was once the site of 1920s silent film studio, affectionately known as "The Witch's House."

Fourteen curious and controversial white bunnies sit in a circle near Newport Beach City Hall.

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

The famous animator's private station house and man-cave was the birthplace of imagineering.

The decor of this Hollywood movie palace just barely predated the opening of King Tut's tomb.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high power conical Tesla Coil.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

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

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

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

An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

This peaceful garden is hidden on the grounds of a spiritual organization founded by a pioneer yogi.

Los Angeles's oldest cemetery allows visitors to trace the history of this proud city.

A hospital closed seemingly in the middle of operations, leaving behind fodder for horror films and ghost hunters.

Hiding amid the largest camellia collection in the country lies a charming children's maze, donated by a secret admirer.

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

Beautiful Victorian buildings from L.A.'s forgotten architectural past.