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

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

A one-of-a-kind collection of a unique medium.

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

Remants of foundations, streets, and streetcar tracks inhabit the cliffs where a landslide occurred in 1929.

It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.

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

The Hopi-style structure was built by the man who discovered Desert Hot Springs' famous mineral water.

Where the leftovers of love affairs can live on forever.

A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.

Mediums from a psychic utopian community lead a trippy VR journey on a parked desert bus.

Located on 420 acres in the high desert, this spiritual center is dedicated to the "science of the future."

A regular looking rock with an unbelievable history.

Experience a quartz crystal sound bath inside a storied, all-wood sound-chamber.

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

The last Americana on Route 66.

This strangely vacant Western amusement seems to be an empty tribute to residents of Lucerne Valley.

This sun-scorched lakebed contains samples of half the natural elements known to humankind.

One of the most unusual geological features, recognizable from a dozen hit movies.

A former utopian healing center created by a huckster and built by derelicts.

The abandoned train depot now doubles as a well-placed rest stop for those who take the road less traveled.

In the middle of the desert, miles from any human life, sat an anomalous pay phone that still magically answers your calls.

A world-class observatory in the California desert.

A remote desert lookout offers unparalleled views of the California badlands for those who brave the trek.

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

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

Malibu's first beach home features an astonishing trove of ceramic tiles.

A spiritual center in the Santa Monica Mountains founded by Alice Coltrane after the death of her husband and fellow jazz musician John Coltrane.

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

The beloved dining spot stands at the cross-section of Hollywood and the Old West.

From Japan to Italy, this California park explores the world's cultures through their gardens.

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

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.

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

A museum, art project, and institution that demands we look at the world around us in a strange new way.

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