Her final resting place was intended to be modest and private, but the power of her popularity continues to draw visitors.

This grand mansion has starred in everything from Bones to Buffy.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

A meditative space out of a fantasy story.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

An underground mansion with fruit-bearing trees and grapes growing beneath the surface of central California.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

Left untouched since a double murder-suicide in the 1960s, Los Feliz murder mansion remains a neighborhood mystery.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.

A pair of slides and a tree-lined stair corridor have been an urban oasis for nearly 40 years.

A one-of-a-kind collection of a unique medium.

Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.

A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.

A 140-year-old castle with underground caves hidden in San Francisco.

A hidden world of exotic succulents and cacti.

This massive redwood tree has stood in Northern California for nearly 2,000 years.

The longest burning light bulb in the world.

The only parking meter in the entire town, it is surrounded by 100 free spaces.

Art Deco stylings conceal the true nature of this bridge.

Puzzling...this tree looks like an assemblage of dismembered monkey limbs.