A couple turned their front yard into an artistic masterpiece.

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

The haunting ruins of Jack London's dream house.

From pre-war whiskey cocktails to prohibition-era speakeasy secrecy, this bar has seen it all.

This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.

A world-class observatory in the California desert.

This impressive tunnel was dug entirely by hand over the course of 36 years.

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

The most unique castle in all of Southern California, entirely constructed from repurposed materials.

San Francisco's oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.

Rodin's famous depiction of Dante's 'Inferno', amidst a sculpture garden of many of his other works.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

Acres of natural wonders left behind by a socialite-turned-gardener.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

Stroll the grounds built by murder, suicide, and dirty oil money at one of Hollywood's most filmed mansions.

The abandoned personal amusement park of the King of Pop.

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

This naturally heated mountainous creek has created a group of neon blue pools of potentially deadly boiling water.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

California's own medieval Italian castle, authentic down to the 300-year-old iron maiden in the dungeon.

A storybook European village in Berkeley.

Exotic feline breeding compound and conservation center.

Magical-looking cottages that inspired one of the most famous animated films ever.