NASA's leading space science lab started by a co-founder with deep ties to the occult.

Wild West history in Hollywood style.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

The White House Situation Room was taken apart in 2006 and shipped to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.

The sea once considered an ecological wasteland is now called "crown jewel of avian biodiversity" by scientists.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

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.

Megachurch turned Catholic church comprised of 10,000 glass panes.

The hidden jewel of Disneyland: a members only playground for the Disney elite.

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

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

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high power conical Tesla Coil.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.

The actual model from the original "Star Trek" series is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum.

The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.

One of few lasting examples of the brief octagon craze that developed into folly.

A tiny piece of the Moon is embedded in this stained glass masterpiece.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

Bug-devouring flora are the stars of a special wing of the glass conservatory.

Colorado Boulevard’s historic bookstore, operating since the bustling city of Pasadena was merely some orange groves and a few ostrich farms.

Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.