This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

A stellar example of Art & Crafts architecture, and a movie set to boot.

NASA's leading space science lab started by a co-founder with deep ties to the occult.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

An iconic location along the Los Angeles River where countless movie scenes are filmed.

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

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

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

There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.

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

The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."

Hollywood's oldest hotel is the site of the first Academy Awards, the birthplace of Marilyn Monroe's career, and the home of Montgomery Clift's ghost.

A Bicycle Path in the Sky.

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

The hidden jewel of Disneyland: a members only playground for the Disney elite.

Storybook cottage in Beverly Hills was once the site of 1920s silent film studio, affectionately known as "The Witch's House."

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

This opulent hotel has been visited by Spider-Man, Charlie's Angels, and the Ghostbusters.

Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.

This star-studded Old Hollywood restaurant is where fettuccine Alfredo made its United States debut.

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

This hilltop park offers magnificent views and a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece.