This “living museum” at UCLA exhibits thousands of plant species from all over the world.

Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.

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

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

This historic graveyard was partially paved over to create a streetcar line.

It would be a crime to miss it.

Nevada's largest cactus collection stands outside a candy mogul's small factory.

Arcadia is home to a haven for nature geeks and 80s TV lovers alike.

Some of the most unusual (and in some cases, disgusting) flavors of soda imaginable.

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

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

Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.

Southern California’s Theme Park Beginnings.

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

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

NASA's leading space science lab started by a co-founder with deep ties to the occult.

Oldest building in California still in use.

Colorado Boulevard’s historic bookstore, operating since the bustling city of Pasadena was merely some orange groves and a few ostrich farms.

One of Hollywood’s favorite government buildings.

Where the rich wintered in Pasadena.

A stellar example of Art & Crafts architecture, and a movie set to boot.

A Masterpiece with a Tragic History.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.