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

The "Kill Bill Church" was transformed into a place of worship after a long Hollywood history.

Home to the "Circus" trees created by Axel Erlandson.

An unfortunate geological resemblance to Satan has labeled this Pasadena gorge as a passage to the underworld.

Southern California’s Theme Park Beginnings.

This magnificent mausoleum is as much a work of art as it is a historic resting place.

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.

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

Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

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

A working miniature city designed to teach kids about safety and presumably city planning.

An abandoned lot littered with concrete debris was once the home of the world's first female railroad president.

Established in 1853, this crumbling cemetery sits forgotten on the corner of Church and Chapel in Gold Country.

Before it was abandoned and left to rust alongside the road, this riverboat starred in a John Wayne movie.

Once the largest town in eastern Yuba County now sits abandoned.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

Lemon Grove, California is known for its giant lemon...and mummified bodies.

A magnificent, reportedly haunted mansion built for a composer by Spiritualists.

The tiniest tiki room in San Diego.

An ode to the friendship between four Pacific Rim countries.

This San Diego museum, housed in a former Navy training facility, is dedicated to preserving women’s historic achievements.

Swarms of butterflies cannot compare to the awe inspired by the publicly-funded nakedness once displayed in this sunken garden.