A modern mechanical planetary system, part of a 10,000 year clock.

Most famous work of one of Frank Lloyd Wright's sons.

This grand mansion has starred in everything from Bones to Buffy.

A Swedenborgian glass church surrounded by redwoods sits perched atop a massive landslide area.

Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.

The remains of the first punk club in L.A.

This glamorous old building is said to have inspired the Tower of Terror.

A ghost town at the airport is now a refuge for blue butterflies.

An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.

Visible below the waves are memorials to the city's Gold Rush dead.

The tea room that pushed the boundaries of adorable straight into...we can't find the words.

A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

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

A nondescript building that's been functioning as a speakeasy for nearly a century and a half.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.

An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.

Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

"Looks so real, it's scary!"

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.

Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.