The most popular attraction in Southern California was once a flock of ornery bipedal birds that pulled carts.

A UFO scrapyard in the California desert.

The Giant Lemon of Lemon Grove.

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.

An abandoned Cold War missile radar site.

The overgrown ruins of a once thriving World War I-era copper mine.

An archive of nearly every day of Buckminster Fuller's life.

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

This unique sanctuary invites you to interact with the beautiful birds.

Hand-crafted tributes to a stray cat named "Room 8" now cover this LA elementary school.

Burping, gurgling geothermal mud pots by the Salton Sea.

An elaborate gift from Claus Spreckels is now a piece of San Francisco history.

The California capital city once stood 10 feet lower than it does today.

This stockpile of junked electronic and mechanical gadgets is a favorite among Hollywood prop masters.

Despite being a perfectly pleasant place to be, Loyalton can't seem to attract any visitors.

A ring of creosote bushes that are estimated to be 11,700 years old.

It should come as no surprise that the world's largest artichoke lies in the town that calls itself the "Artichoke Center of the World."

Faceless white figures loom over the city from the rooftop.

Originally the home of chewing gum mogul William Wrigely Jr, it is now the official offices of the Tournament of Roses.

Perhaps the most unique of any Frank Gehry design for one simple reason: Gehry himself actually lives here.

Oakland's beautiful monumental cemetery.

This sun-scorched lakebed contains samples of half the natural elements known to humankind.

An old-timey medicine shop that once served Chinese laborers during the Gold Rush is still open for business to this day.

Whiskey lovers, this is your happy place.