The middle finger of modernity.

Smooth basaltic rocks tell a tale of ancient glacial waterfalls.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

Remains of a Greek freighter trapped off of Rocky Point in 1961.

Hundreds of trees made from glass bottles make up this forest on Route 66.

The cluster of boulders near Fort Irwin is covered in military insignia.

The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

Oldest building in California still in use.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

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

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

This symbol of peace is appropriately positioned overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

Remants of foundations, streets, and streetcar tracks inhabit the cliffs where a landslide occurred in 1929.

These four islands right offshore have waterfalls, colorful lights, fancy buildings, and a secret purpose.

A surreal, Gaudi-inspired play space near an Anaheim community center.

This enormous World War II relic is one of the largest wooden structures in the world.

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

Fourteen curious and controversial white bunnies sit in a circle near Newport Beach City Hall.