This small oasis of flora and art was created in remembrance of a local auto business owner.

Folk art crafted from discarded vegetable crates.

A 90-acre park on former landfill that hosts an annual kite festival.

This park is home to California's first oil boomtown, with structures that have stood for more than a century.

San Francisco’s condensed garden of incredible plant growth.

The remnants of an early automobile route across shifting sand dunes can still be found in the deserts of Southern California.

Built in 1906, this unique building was the first Hindu temple in the United States.

A pair of disused Los Angeles electrical poles now glow with delicate windows into the past.

Guarded by the Angel of Grief, the Stanford family tomb attracts an odd mix of halloween revelry and somber contemplation.

Hiding amid the largest camellia collection in the country lies a charming children's maze, donated by a secret admirer.

A massive ultra-modern church presents a science-fiction view of Catholicism's inclusive future.

An abandoned 1930s gas station turned bustling neighborhood park.

This remarkably simple jail went over a century without an escape.

A hardware store Buddha statue installed to deter vandalism wound up attracting Vietnamese immigrants who came to pray.

The best place in the park to test out your throwing arm.

The "Kill Bill Church" was transformed into a place of worship after a long Hollywood history.

An unexpected and peaceful oasis on a hillside.

The home of one of California's most important horticulturalists wilts amidst a lovely park.

This well-traveled chess park offers scenic views of the pacific and a colorful, eclectic clientele.

A small, peaceful sculpture garden with a grim memorial to a disaster that took place a few blocks away.

Southern California’s Theme Park Beginnings.

A rough granite monument marks the spot where Europeans first caught sight of the San Francisco Bay.

The Mighty Wurlitzer organ continues to belt out the tunes at downtown El Segundo's historic home for silent and classic movies.

One of the largest trees of its kind in California.