Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.

Chewing gum tycoon's memorial lies perched over wife's botanical gardens on Santa Catalina Island.

Abandoned anti-ballistic missile base.

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

In one of the hottest parts of the Mojave Desert, shallow bedrock forces the typically dry Mojave River to the surface in this canyon, providing a vital oasis for humans and wildlife.

The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.

A collection of anti-communist sculptures stands watch in the Mojave Desert.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

The last orange grove of the San Fernando Valley is owned and protected by CSU Northridge.

An Old West film set seen in countless TV shows and movies is open for the public to explore.

The show's fictional Korean medical camp was created in the Santa Monica hills.

A glittering South Asian anomaly in a wealthy Los Angeles suburb.

View the California coastline (and the home of Barbara Streisand) inch by inch with stunning, government-sanctioned aerial photography.

Malibu's first beach home features an astonishing trove of ceramic tiles.

A Cold War site complete with rusty structures, hiking trails, and beautiful views.

Will Geer's outdoor theater started as a mountain retreat for actors, musicians, and other artists who were blacklisted during the Red Scare.

You don't want to get caught in this trap--or do you?

The mysterious, untimely death of a Canned Heat band member still haunts this unfinished home.

An unreal vintage shop that wears its dadaist influence on its zombie fish.

Santa Monica's oldest restaurant, decorated with set pieces from the Mutiny on the Bounty.

Grab a latte at the birthplace of modern American skateboarding.

In one Santa Monica parking lot a mushroom cloud made of chains heralds a message of peace.

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.