Acres of natural wonders left behind by a socialite-turned-gardener.

An antique store houses the last operational diner from the defunct department store chain.

Abandoned hotel with adjacent lake and golf course.

Everything you always wanted to know about borates is here.

Carved by a waterfall in a hard-to-reach rock formation, this heart-shaped rock has inspired romantics for decades.

Explore more than 130,000 new and used books in the "world's largest outdoor bookstore."

Oldest building in California still in use.

The last Americana on Route 66.

Chewing gum tycoon's memorial lies perched over wife's botanical gardens on Santa Catalina Island.

These structures were inspired by both Native American shelters as well as, strangely, an ice cream shop.

An unexpected connection to Chicago awaits visitors on an island just off the California coast.

Mexican food and folk art.

A herd of 150 bison live on California's Santa Catalina Island and are at the heart of an ongoing debate between environmental protection and economic expansion.

Exotic feline breeding compound and conservation center.

The site of murders and Satanic cult gatherings.

The remnants of a failed socialist commune can still be found just off a California highway.

An entertaining journey through the odd and strange awaits visitors to this shop.

Abandoned bridge hidden deep in the San Gabriel Mountains.

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

A small medical museum with a recreated doctor's office.

Megachurch turned Catholic church comprised of 10,000 glass panes.

Drink a Guinness under the wings of Reagan's retired Air Force One in his presidential library.

A non-native grove of 241 redwoods in Southern California.

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