A dry lake is what remains of a community founded on a real estate scam.

This 38-year old fish became a casualty of changing trends.

A remote crossroads honoring a fallen talent.

Wild West history in Hollywood style.

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

A Masterpiece with a Tragic History.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

Once America’s most beautiful army base, this abandoned military fort on the coast of Monterey Bay has been left to the elements.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

The remnants of a failed socialist commune can still be found just off a California highway.

The artwork that Italians felt California didn't deserve.

The Los Angeles flood disaster that took 400 lives and ended the career of William Mulholland.

A glimpse into the lives of the the Miwok and Paiute people in Yosemite National Park.

A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.

Rare collectibles from automated musical instruments to 250 unique automobiles.

Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.

Come crisp December nights, this fairly plain neighborhood becomes a holiday dream world.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

The L.A. Zoo has a secret garden of rare bootleg cycads, a palm specimen dating back 280 million years.

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.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

One of the ghostly stops along Route 66.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

Exotic feline breeding compound and conservation center.