An iconic location along the Los Angeles River where countless movie scenes are filmed.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

This seaside production studio was built to film 'Titanic' and has been the wet set of choice for other Hollywood productions since.

The American rainmaker and a burst dam.

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

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

What began as an illegal art installation has become a symbol for unity, ocean awareness, and coastline preservation.

This futuristic bridge is one of the longest self-anchored pedestrian bridges in the world.

One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.

The classic Atari game's iconic aliens have invaded downtown San Diego.

The oldest standing structure in downtown San Diego.

The freeway that never was.

One man's quest for the ultimate road trip vehicle.

The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.

Lemon Grove, California is known for its giant lemon...and mummified bodies.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

This historic graveyard was partially paved over to create a streetcar line.

Swarms of butterflies cannot compare to the awe inspired by the publicly-funded nakedness once displayed in this sunken garden.

This little blue house pokes out over the campus of UC San Diego, seven stories high.

North America's largest accredited model railroad museum.

One of the largest trees of its kind in California.

An inconspicuous suburban street corner is the site of San Diego's worst air disaster.

The smallest Mexican land grant in California was given, and then taken from, a 19th-century teacher and nurse.

The Giant Lemon of Lemon Grove.