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

Pasadena glamour turned government issue.

A stellar example of Art & Crafts architecture, and a movie set to boot.

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

"The Star Factory" cranked out Hollywood stars like nobody's business.

A Masterpiece with a Tragic History.

The most unique castle in all of Southern California, entirely constructed from repurposed materials.

Dozens of lights dangle from the branches of what may be the brightest tree in Los Angeles.

This abandoned horse racing track was an exercise in hubris from its inception.

An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.

The state's only comprehensive museum dedicated to the mineral that defined its history and economy.

Take a monster truck tour around an ostrich farm in the middle of the desert.

Sleep where gangsters fell amidst smoke and flame, with nary a bullethole to show for the legendary struggle.

A pair of giant roadside arrows are all that remains of a former Route 66 trading post.

A Wild West jailhouse that slid down the mountainside.

This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.

Once the product of an inexplicable gold strike, this ghost town is now home to one man and his love of classic machines.

In Tucson a giant metal snake helps pedestrians cross a busy highway.

Don't blink or you'll miss it.

The largest natural travertine bridge in the world is nestled in a small canyon in central Arizona.

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

An abandoned facility that has become a place of ritualistic satanic worship, or so rumor has it.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

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