The peaceful gravesite of a rugged wild west gunman echoes the touching story of his last days.

Four hundred granite steps were built into this massive rock by the National Park Service.

Former 1954 Del Mar Train Station now serves signature cocktails and delightful culinary treats, and still operates as a Metro stop.

The unedited photograph called "Bliss" has graced the screens of over a billion computers.

Decommissioned experimental solar facilities that pioneered solar energy technology.

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

Marta Becket's hand-painted theater in the desert.

San Francisco's oldest operating hotel, with a Victorian atmosphere and a "haunted" fourth floor.

This traditional garden in the San Fernando Valley doubled for Star Fleet Academy, and is irrigated entirely by wastewater.

A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.

A cobblestone alley with an interesting past.

The most isolated mailbox in America lets desert travelers record their passing.

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

Bug-devouring flora are the stars of a special wing of the glass conservatory.

Alleyway plaque commemorating the death of a fictional character in The Maltese Falcon, not far from the author's home.

Celebrating the transformation of trash into objects of beauty.

Her final resting place was intended to be modest and private, but the power of her popularity continues to draw visitors.

The miraculous hydrant that saved the Mission District in 1906.

Smooth basaltic rocks tell a tale of ancient glacial waterfalls.

The so-called "Statue of Liberty of Los Angeles" is on a one mutant mission to keep L.A. weird.

While exploring the desert, you can stop by the home of a fictional heretic from a parallel universe.

Abandoned hotel with adjacent lake and golf course.

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

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.