The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

A remote crossroads honoring a fallen talent.

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

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

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

On a barren hillside in the Yucca Valley, the recently restored Desert Christ Park has attracted pilgrims and kitsch hunters for over 50 years.

A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.

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

Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

Thousands of turbines whir at at the origin of North American wind power.

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.

This midcentury LA bar was the birthplace of tiki culture.

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

Storybook cottage in Beverly Hills was once the site of 1920s silent film studio, affectionately known as "The Witch's House."

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.

Pizza joint known for labor-inducing salad dressing.

Making Ice Cream Hip Since 2008.

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

An L.A. traffic island where the faces of locals have been carved into massive granite eggs.

Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.

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