Ten 25-foot-tall, beehive-shaped kilns, abandoned in Death Valley.

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

This dormant volcanic crater has been converted from a roiling pit of magma to a pleasant hiking spot.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

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.

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

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

A Swedenborgian glass church surrounded by redwoods sits perched atop a massive landslide area.

A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.

A Looff creation in Santa Monica best described as “a California-Byzantine-Moorish-style fantasy.”

A treasure hunter's tiny bar, harboring celebrities since 1959.

In one Santa Monica parking lot a mushroom cloud made of chains heralds a message of peace.

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

Legendary prop shop filled with one man's collection of scientific curiosities.

A three-story, three-dimensional hobo clown in a tutu welcomes CVS shoppers.

In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

Hiding amid the largest camellia collection in the country lies a charming children's maze, donated by a secret admirer.

"The Star Factory" cranked out Hollywood stars like nobody's business.

Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.

A Masterpiece with a Tragic History.

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.

The L.A. Zoo has a secret garden of rare bootleg cycads, a palm specimen dating back 280 million years.

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