This alley-cum-fan gallery in the ex-Nirvana drummer's hometown holds the world's largest drumsticks.

There is beauty and history in the ruins of this former company town.

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

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

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

Not truly a ship nor a building, the Navy's first and last "landship" is now abandoned due to clerical issues.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

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

A Looff creation in Santa Monica best described as “a California-Byzantine-Moorish-style fantasy.”

A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.

Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.

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.

Gift shop offering toe tags and chalk body beach towels tucked into a coroner's office.

This Chase branch is an homage to Old Hollywood.

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

This centerpiece of the Hollywood & Highland shopping center is a recreation of a long-lost movie set.

Raised illegally, Reggie now lives at the Los Angeles Zoo after authorities spent years tracking him down.

This peaceful garden is hidden on the grounds of a spiritual organization founded by a pioneer yogi.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

This Hollywood dive houses a mural painted by the artists who animated its namesake film.

These two monoliths have stood at the entrance to the neighborhood since the days it was called "Hollywoodland."

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