Arcadia is home to a haven for nature geeks and 80s TV lovers alike.

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

The neighborhood shop is a sort of tiny cactus museum full of exotic specimens you can take home.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

Contemporary art inspired by natural history and science drawing on ancient techniques in a modern world.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

This traditional garden in the San Fernando Valley doubled for Star Fleet Academy, and is irrigated entirely by wastewater.

The hidden jewel of Disneyland: a members only playground for the Disney elite.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

The final resting place of a space program monolith.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

Costumed elves and mountain bikers co-exist peacefully at this abandoned Christmas-themed adventure park.

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

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

This glamorous old building is said to have inspired the Tower of Terror.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high power conical Tesla Coil.

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.