A monumental cross hides in the trees in Golden Gate Park.

Raised illegally, Reggie now lives at the Los Angeles Zoo after authorities spent years tracking him down.

A Cold War site complete with rusty structures, hiking trails, and beautiful views.

The Mighty Wurlitzer organ continues to belt out the tunes at downtown El Segundo's historic home for silent and classic movies.

A tiny survivor of the Donner Party disaster.

A garden oasis filled with flowers mentioned in the works of William Shakespeare.

The capitol city's oldest existing cemetery.

One of the best collections of antique printing machinery in the world.

An expansive and intricately restored mansion remains from over a century ago--and so do its ghosts.

Inky sludge oozes to the surface of this beach thanks to a rare natural tar seep.

The Zalud family experienced a number of tragedies in one decade, giving rise to rumors that the 19th century house is haunted.

A rare surviving example of a pre-WWII Japanese garden, restored after years of neglect.

This diner's a kitschy dreamland for anyone whose heart is stuck in the 1980s.

The artwork that Italians felt California didn't deserve.

A museum, art project, and institution that demands we look at the world around us in a strange new way.

An old-timey medicine shop that once served Chinese laborers during the Gold Rush is still open for business to this day.

Thousands of migrating monarchs overwinter clustered amongst the eucalyptus trees.

Junkbots and mud babies are the masterpieces in this fantastically sci-fi art museum.

Inside this clubhouse is a cinephile's paradise.

Hidden among the multi-million dollar mansions in the Santa Cruz hills is a sanctuary for troubled birds.

Honoring the famed folktale author, this California museum looks like it belongs in the Black Forest.

An art supply shop holds the secrets of this quiet neighborhood's raucous Barbary Coast past.

Where religious effigies, magic soaps, and occult candles are brought to customers at wholesale prices.

A master of deception, Harry Houdini's greatest trick may have been living in two places at once.