The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

One man has carved a number of natural New Mexico caves into psychedelic sandstone temples.

For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.

A small sculpture garden that provides a microcosmic representation of California.

Try the frozen treat that inspired Arrested Development's famous banana stand.

A very tiny church, bisected by a now-dead oak tree and marooned in the middle of a shopping center parking lot.

Someone really, really wanted to save this fast-food icon from demolition.

A small, peaceful sculpture garden with a grim memorial to a disaster that took place a few blocks away.

A non-native grove of 241 redwoods in Southern California.

Megachurch turned Catholic church comprised of 10,000 glass panes.

During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.

A miniature train theme park, free to the public, laying at the base of the Santa Monica Mountains.

The neighborhood of Eagle Rock is named after a gigantic boulder with a shadowy surprise.

"Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament."

The space-age building is home to one of the few remaining rotating restaurants in America, and the only one that inspired a 1980s sitcom.

Come crisp December nights, this fairly plain neighborhood becomes a holiday dream world.

One of the world's longest murals depicts the history of diversity in Los Angeles.

A quirky collection of figurines backdropped by city views is hidden next to a popular restaurant in the Hollywood hills.

An expansive book store, art gallery, and curio shop with wares ranging from tarot cards to novelty socks.

A shrine to a skeleton saint in the city of angels.

In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.

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

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