A Barbary Coast watering hole built into a Gold Rush shipwreck.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

These were the largest wind chimes in the world when artist Tom Van Sant created them for a California mall in 1967.

At this airport "microcinema," you can catch a film before you catch a flight.

A Victorian-style home known as the “Castle on the Hill.”

The only museum and archive west of the Mississippi that is dedicated to the study of Abraham Lincoln.

This star-studded Old Hollywood restaurant is where fettuccine Alfredo made its United States debut.

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

The oldest restaurant in Portland serves fiery coffee cocktails and an astounding amount of turkey.

This dormant volcanic crater has been converted from a roiling pit of magma to a pleasant hiking spot.

A pair of large white marble lions guard this stretch of the Mojave Desert, and it is utterly mysterious how they got there.

Built as a schoolhouse in 1914, this Mission-style building has also served as a dancehall, a library, an Army canteen, and now a cultural museum.

The decaying adobe remains of an old homestead are just off the beaten path in Joshua Tree National Park.

This bizarre hotel on historic Route 66 has been plagued by rumors of paranormal activity.

This theatre and its amazing marquee harken back to the Golden Age of Hollywood.

An antique store houses the last operational diner from the defunct department store chain.

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

On a barren hillside in the Yucca Valley, the recently restored Desert Christ Park has attracted pilgrims and kitsch hunters for over 50 years.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

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

An Italian restaurant became a rock-and-roll hangout and the lair of the "Hollywood vampires."

A homage to the King at the hotel where he revived his career.

The beautiful 1920 Pantages Theatre remains hidden just underneath the LA Downtown Jewelry Exchange.

Because there's no place like home.