Hike amid the palm trees that thrive among Southern California's Indio Hills.

NASA's leading space science lab started by a co-founder with deep ties to the occult.

The first life claimed by this record-breaking peak wasn't lost to exposure or a fall but rather lightning.

An Old West film set seen in countless TV shows and movies is open for the public to explore.

A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.

A glimpse into the lives of the the Miwok and Paiute people in Yosemite National Park.

Four hundred granite steps were built into this massive rock by the National Park Service.

There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.

The dramatic upward-curving roof is one of the most iconic examples of Googie architecture that still stands today.

This dormant volcanic crater has been converted from a roiling pit of magma to a pleasant hiking spot.

This former stomping grounds of the most eminent astronomers of the early 20th century.

The show's fictional Korean medical camp was created in the Santa Monica hills.

A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.

The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."

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 beloved carnival gets a modern makeover in Los Angeles.

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

The largest dune field in the Mojave offers a chance of hearing the 'singing sands.'

Arcadia is home to a haven for nature geeks and 80s TV lovers alike.

Smooth basaltic rocks tell a tale of ancient glacial waterfalls.

A pair of large white marble lions guard this stretch of the Mojave Desert, and it is utterly mysterious how they got there.

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

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.