The memorial to the victims of the Jonestown Massacre carries the names of 918 lost, including one name people wish wasn't there.

This peaceful garden is hidden on the grounds of a spiritual organization founded by a pioneer yogi.

Get up close to emus and ostriches, or buy their tasty meat.

The space-age building is home to one of the few remaining rotating restaurants in America, and the only one that inspired a 1980s sitcom.

This one-block alleyway is stuffed with street art that is colorful, cultural, and intensely political.

A playground built by the kids that is a child's wonderland, and a helicopter parent's nightmare.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

A burnt orange monolithic dome structure perched on a hillside near Interstate 280.

Two rocks in a perpetual kiss and one of "the most romantic spot in America."

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

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 interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

A cozy bookstore is tucked within an old gold mine shaft beneath the cafe and ice cream shop.

This symbol of peace is appropriately positioned overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

The liveliest ghost town in the state.

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

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.

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

A Barbary Coast watering hole built into a Gold Rush shipwreck.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

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

An expansive book store, art gallery, and curio shop with wares ranging from tarot cards to novelty socks.

Costumed elves and mountain bikers co-exist peacefully at this abandoned Christmas-themed adventure park.