This museum looks at the history of one of America's most famous prisons and most beloved albums.

Honoring the famed folktale author, this California museum looks like it belongs in the Black Forest.

The abandoned personal amusement park of the King of Pop.

The oldest pictographs on this decorated rock formation in California's Carrizo Plain date back as many as 4,000 years.

This unique bed and breakfast was first constructed during the 1800s by a Russian immigrant family.

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

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

A unique local art exhibit that has continued to grow since 1989.

This house is a mosaic of tiled artwork sourced from local artists.

Explore more than 130,000 new and used books in the "world's largest outdoor bookstore."

Inky sludge oozes to the surface of this beach thanks to a rare natural tar seep.

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."

Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.

The American Home, Re-imagined.

This hands-on math museum believes in turning concepts into constructs.

Contemporary art inspired by natural history and science drawing on ancient techniques in a modern world.

Home of the "Father of Forestry."

Celebrating the accomplishments of Black firefighters in Los Angeles.

A fashion designer's dazzling world of Japanese collectibles is hidden in a warehouse downtown.

Hidden above a drug store on a nondescript corner of Lincoln Heights is a private clubhouse for intrepid explorers.

A small medical museum with a recreated doctor's office.