This Hollywood dive houses a mural painted by the artists who animated its namesake film.

The mall's looks were inspired by the cowboy extras who used to meet up—and cause real trouble—at this Hollywood hub.

A few iconic structures are all that remain of America’s first outdoor shopping mall.

Most famous work of one of Frank Lloyd Wright's sons.

A cow in the road might subvert the flow of traffic but this one's above it all, quite literally.

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

Eclectic collection of dark and macabre antiques.

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

A UFO scrapyard in the California desert.

One of the only known surviving coconut palm trees in the entire state.

One of the first skyscrapers in Santa Monica, and a famous getaway for the Hollywood elite of then and now.

Santa Monica's oldest restaurant, decorated with set pieces from the Mutiny on the Bounty.

A long-vacant Scottish Rite temple in Hollywood has been converted into an art museum filled with Masonic relics.

This stockpile of junked electronic and mechanical gadgets is a favorite among Hollywood prop masters.

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

The most popular attraction in Southern California was once a flock of ornery bipedal birds that pulled carts.

A small sculpture garden that provides a microcosmic representation of California.

The last orange grove of the San Fernando Valley is owned and protected by CSU Northridge.

Gorgeous purple flowers drape from the world's largest blossoming plant.

Gold Rush ship-turned-hotel buried underneath San Francisco's financial district.

This museum looks at the history of one of America's most famous prisons and most beloved albums.

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

Alleyway plaque commemorating the death of a fictional character in The Maltese Falcon, not far from the author's home.

From the sky, a kaleidoscope of color brightens the grey landscape of the San Francisco Bay.