Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

A registered historic landmark shrouded in unsettling local legends.

Steinbeck's old stomping grounds, immortalized in Cannery Row.

Apartment building was once posh playground to the Hollywood elite.

The century-old bell and clock tower at UC Berkeley is the third-tallest in the world, and has fossils.

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

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

One poet's handmade, anachronistic home.

These two monoliths have stood at the entrance to the neighborhood since the days it was called "Hollywoodland."

A humble garage, world-famous for being the epicenter of a technology revolution.

Hollywood's oldest hotel is the site of the first Academy Awards, the birthplace of Marilyn Monroe's career, and the home of Montgomery Clift's ghost.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

A tree grown from astronaut seeds which were exposed to cosmic rays.

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

Offering commanding views of the California coastline, this restaurant was a hub for the artists and bohemians of Big Sur.

A sudden forest of traditional Papua New Guinean art works is hidden in a corner of Stanford University.

Haunting and beautiful trees, doomed to die.

This odd California folly seems like it was almost designed to accumulate urban legends.

Room 32 of the Alta Cienega Motel has grown into a shrine to the Lizard King.

A shape-shifting buy-sell-trade bookstore, born to Beatnik Era spirit.

A burnt orange monolithic dome structure perched on a hillside near Interstate 280.

One of the world's longest murals depicts the history of diversity in Los Angeles.

The beautiful 1920 Pantages Theatre remains hidden just underneath the LA Downtown Jewelry Exchange.