Another of California's unused Cold War missile defense complexes has become a graffiti gallery.

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

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

A Swedenborgian glass church surrounded by redwoods sits perched atop a massive landslide area.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

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

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

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

A bomb shelter and some fireplaces are all that remain of the house Fred Roberts tried so hard to keep standing.

Because there's no place like home.

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

Come crisp December nights, this fairly plain neighborhood becomes a holiday dream world.

Everyone remembers Laurie Strode from Halloween, but this is the house where most of the blood was shed.

The famous animator's private station house and man-cave was the birthplace of imagineering.

The art and history of the velvet painting are on full display in this Los Angeles museum.

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

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

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

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

You don't want to get caught in this trap--or do you?

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

Magical-looking cottages that inspired one of the most famous animated films ever.

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