The hundreds of movies and television shows shot in this high desert town are commemorated in a unique museum.

This rock formation named for its unique shape is one of many that call the Alabama Hills home.

The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."

A natural dome made of volcanic glass in Inyo National Forest.

Back in the day everyone who was anyone played this historic western theater.

This railroad magnate's 19th century tower is more than a little bit out of place in the Nevada desert.

Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.

The current Eureka County Courthouse replaced an all-wooden structure that had previously been an ice-skating rink.

A gothic palace of endless stalagmites and pseudoscorpions waits within one of the world's most beautiful caves.

This unique graffiti art from the 1940s has become a staple of this local landscape in the remote California desert.

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

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

The final resting place of one of Hollywood’s most prolific and talented actors is on the grounds of a California Mission.

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

The mall's looks were inspired by the cowboy extras who used to meet up—and cause real trouble—at this Hollywood hub.

Formerly Fire Station No. 27, the museum is a hidden gem in the heart of Hollywood.

A few iconic structures are all that remain of America’s first outdoor shopping mall.

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

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

A 19th-century cabin built into a hollowed-out Sequoia tree.

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.

Three vintage horses survived a 1976 inferno and found a home on a sister carousel.

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

This traditional garden in the San Fernando Valley doubled for Star Fleet Academy, and is irrigated entirely by wastewater.