Beneath the southern end of the Golden Gate Bridge is the “Gibraltar of the West Coast,” a fort built to protect the San Francisco Bay from naval attack.

The restored estate of a wealthy rancher was once at the heart of an unprecedented legal victory.

The White House Situation Room was taken apart in 2006 and shipped to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.

One of the richest places in the United States has a cursed street.

The neighborhood of Eagle Rock is named after a gigantic boulder with a shadowy surprise.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

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

Perhaps the most unique of any Frank Gehry design for one simple reason: Gehry himself actually lives here.

One of the largest free-standing structures ever built, this dirigible hangar is now simply a giant skeleton.

The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

The show's fictional Korean medical camp was created in the Santa Monica hills.

A Cold War site complete with rusty structures, hiking trails, and beautiful views.

An offbeat angle on the ocean viewed through an antiquated lens.

This peaceful garden is hidden on the grounds of a spiritual organization founded by a pioneer yogi.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

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

One of the world's longest murals depicts the history of diversity in Los Angeles.

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

This hilltop park offers magnificent views and a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece.

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

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.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

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