A common entry point to the Griffith Observatory trail holds its own wonders.

These two K-9 memorials commemorate the sister cities of Edinburgh and San Diego.

Built for an exposition in 1915, these horticultural displays have stood the test of time.

A California city claims to be the home of a fast-food classic.

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.

The 10-foot-wide Long Beach home was built on a dare.

An inconspicuous suburban street corner is the site of San Diego's worst air disaster.

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

The world's first disc golf course has the Jet Propulsion Laboratory as a neighbor.

On the summer solstice each year, shadows align with a 14,000 square foot painting to reveal a secret message.

These unusual houses look like giant boats that washed ashore on a residential street.

The overgrown ruins of a once thriving World War I-era copper mine.

At this 1940s-era neighborhood favorite, you can still drink a cherry phosphate.

A Victorian-style home known as the “Castle on the Hill.”

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.

A bike being "eaten" by a tree is the real Vashon legend behind popular children's book, "Red Ranger Came Calling."

The oldest apple tree in the Pacific Northwest.

The classic lawn figurine now claims this wooded area as home.

The longest and widest floating bridge in the world.

A commemorative mural in this tiny Ballard park honors the neighborhood's rich Scandinavian ties, particularly with Seattle's Norwegian sister city Bergen.

A beautiful final resting place for some of the noteworthy deceased.

A house filled to the brim with oddities and curiosities.

This famous bridge twisted itself into oblivion, but not for the reason you might think.