Keshwa chaca, among the last handwoven Incan bridges, crosses Apurimac Canyon in Peru.

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

World War II-era Nazi compound nestled in the Santa Monica hills.

One of the world's longest murals depicts the history of diversity in Los Angeles.

Come crisp December nights, this fairly plain neighborhood becomes a holiday dream world.

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.

Exotic feline breeding compound and conservation center.

One of the last free public hot springs is decorated with hippie art.

The quiet canyon has a tumultuous history involving a doomsday cult.

The Los Angeles flood disaster that took 400 lives and ended the career of William Mulholland.

A spiritual center in the Santa Monica Mountains founded by Alice Coltrane after the death of her husband and fellow jazz musician John Coltrane.

An eccentric folk art landmark made out of discarded bottles by an inspired "grandma."

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

A dwindling menagerie of anthropomorphic oil derrick animals still dot the barren California landscape.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

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

Cambria's most unique B&B features creative surroundings and fantastic food.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

A deserted hodgepodge of experimental structures designed by nearby university students.

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

Machinery left over from California's once thriving mercury industry now attracts artists and explorers.

A Mysterious Masonic tomb in San Luis Obispo.

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