A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

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

This quirky roadside attraction dives into the many theories surrounding North America's most infamous hairy cryptid.

On a barren hillside in the Yucca Valley, the recently restored Desert Christ Park has attracted pilgrims and kitsch hunters for over 50 years.

Gold Rush-era tombstones line the park's paths.

This shop and studio is dedicated to the art of the book, from letterpress to bookbinding.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

A regular looking rock with an unbelievable history.

The ruins of the castle that chemicals built.

World's largest collection devoted to one fruit.

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.

Storybook cottage in Beverly Hills was once the site of 1920s silent film studio, affectionately known as "The Witch's House."

Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.

This turn of the century masterpiece has a mysterious goaty interloper.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

Spiral labyrinth hidden in the hills above Oakland, CA.

Along a California highway is a kind of Jurassic Park made of metal.

No matter what it might seem like on film, most scenes filmed on a plane are filmed at this LA studio.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.

From pre-war whiskey cocktails to prohibition-era speakeasy secrecy, this bar has seen it all.

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

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

Ten 25-foot-tall, beehive-shaped kilns, abandoned in Death Valley.