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

Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.

Coastal dunes, site of buried Egyptian movie set and former utopian colony.

Handmade treasures from around the world.

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

From Japan to Italy, this California park explores the world's cultures through their gardens.

Tenacious mummies survived dental problems, eternal entombment, and more than their fair share of devastating fires.

A hard-to-reach oasis in a desolate corner of Death Valley National Park.

One of the world's largest collections of rare and magnificent bird specimens.

The neighborhood shop is a sort of tiny cactus museum full of exotic specimens you can take home.

A little barn in the middle of the city preserving Hollywood treasures since 1985.

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

A house built from trash known as the poor man's Hearst Castle.

An increasingly eccentric apartment building, topped with winged beasties.

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

A volcanic tunnel illuminated by natural skylights offers a shaded respite from the desert sun.

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

A nursery specializing in strange and beautiful succulents and cacti.

World's largest collection devoted to one fruit.

A world-class observatory in the California desert.

Los Angeles's oldest cemetery allows visitors to trace the history of this proud city.

Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.

An optical illusion found amid a logged redwood forest.

This quirky roadside attraction dives into the many theories surrounding North America's most infamous hairy cryptid.