Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

This serene oasis in an affluent Los Angeles neighborhood holds some of Gandhi's ashes and got Elvis into Eastern Philosophy.

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

Carved by a waterfall in a hard-to-reach rock formation, this heart-shaped rock has inspired romantics for decades.

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

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

An underground mansion with fruit-bearing trees and grapes growing beneath the surface of central California.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

Remants of foundations, streets, and streetcar tracks inhabit the cliffs where a landslide occurred in 1929.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high power conical Tesla Coil.

A cow in the road might subvert the flow of traffic but this one's above it all, quite literally.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.