California's oldest wind harp represents a historic piece of America's Danish history.

Honoring the famed folktale author, this California museum looks like it belongs in the Black Forest.

The last orange grove of the San Fernando Valley is owned and protected by CSU Northridge.

Large but largely ignored, these 42 life-size Liberty Bell replicas were a peculiar, unexplained feature on the facade of a Macy's department store.

Abandoned anti-ballistic missile base.

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.

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

This dark, quiet forest on the outskirts of San Diego is dense with rumor and lore.

A small sculpture garden that provides a microcosmic representation of California.

Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.

Oldest building in California still in use.

This midcentury LA bar was the birthplace of tiki culture.

This monster board rode a monster wave to break two world records.

This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

A lovely summer day by the sea becomes a nightmare.

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

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

A nursery specializing in strange and beautiful succulents and cacti.

Mexican food and folk art.

One of the ghostly stops along Route 66.

Ancient human, animal, and geometric figures drawn in the earth.

Walk through the actual strap iron cells and solitary chambers of Arizona Territory’s first prison.

Some of the tallest ancient American ruins continue to inspire awe and curiosity.