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

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

Hike amid the palm trees that thrive among Southern California's Indio Hills.

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

Former 1954 Del Mar Train Station now serves signature cocktails and delightful culinary treats, and still operates as a Metro stop.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

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

Three vintage horses survived a 1976 inferno and found a home on a sister carousel.

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.

The California capital city once stood 10 feet lower than it does today.

An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.

A glittering South Asian anomaly in a wealthy Los Angeles suburb.

The dramatic upward-curving roof is one of the most iconic examples of Googie architecture that still stands today.

A cobblestone alley with an interesting past.

An offbeat angle on the ocean viewed through an antiquated lens.

Where there's quartz, there must be gold. Thus is the story of the mines of Julian, and the titillating times of the Gold Rush.

A Bicycle Path in the Sky.

Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.

A visionary, futuristic sculpture in Los Angeles that never met its extraterrestrial potential.

First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.

Hollywood's oldest hotel is the site of the first Academy Awards, the birthplace of Marilyn Monroe's career, and the home of Montgomery Clift's ghost.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.