A living time capsule of the 1960s Richardson Bay water-front.

Explore an early California pioneer's rancho hidden in LA's manufacturing hinterland.

The Giant Lemon of Lemon Grove.

The final resting place of the Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico.

The California capital city once stood 10 feet lower than it does today.

A watering hole where the options for seating include a bar, patio, or subterranean cave.

Three vintage horses survived a 1976 inferno and found a home on a sister carousel.

This temple, built by an eccentric religious leader before his death, sits guarded and in ruins.

Offering commanding views of the California coastline, this restaurant was a hub for the artists and bohemians of Big Sur.

A B&B on a Victorian lighthouse station in San Francisco Bay.

Recovered from the brink of extinction, at home in the Financial District.

This sculpture garden in Death Valley makes you feel like you've slipped into some alternate reality.

Lemon Grove, California is known for its giant lemon...and mummified bodies.

Though tiki culture has gone in and out of fashion, the Tonga Hut has always been flying the flag in Los Angeles.

San Francisco Bay's ghost town.

This glamorous old building is said to have inspired the Tower of Terror.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House On Haunted Hil" to a robot hunter's pad.

A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

Four bald cypress trees in Lafayette Square, across from the White House, mark the southern edge of a 100,000 year old cypress swamp.

A traveling postal dog covered 48 states and more than 140,000 miles, and he lives on as taxidermy, patched up with a rabbit's foot and a pig's ear.

An atomic bomb-proof strongbox protects the U.S. Constitution from terrorists and thieves.