The quiet canyon has a tumultuous history involving a doomsday cult.

This park is home to California's first oil boomtown, with structures that have stood for more than a century.

A bomb shelter and some fireplaces are all that remain of the house Fred Roberts tried so hard to keep standing.

Malibu's first beach home features an astonishing trove of ceramic tiles.

View the California coastline (and the home of Barbara Streisand) inch by inch with stunning, government-sanctioned aerial photography.

A performance hall at the American Jewish University moonlights as a sci-fi film location set.

The ruins of the movie ranch owned by actor and stuntman Ray "Crash" Corrigan.

An Old West film set seen in countless TV shows and movies is open for the public to explore.

A spiritual center in the Santa Monica Mountains founded by Alice Coltrane after the death of her husband and fellow jazz musician John Coltrane.

A basement full of treasures lies beneath this inn that has worn many hats throughout its 140+ years.

Abandoned anti-ballistic missile base.

From Japan to Italy, this California park explores the world's cultures through their gardens.

The beloved dining spot stands at the cross-section of Hollywood and the Old West.

A glittering South Asian anomaly in a wealthy Los Angeles suburb.

The stone walls of a home built to withstand a California wildfire still stand after more than a century.

The decor of this Hollywood movie palace just barely predated the opening of King Tut's tomb.

An ultra-modern vista that has been featured in so many films the house is a celebrity in its own right.

A classically trained chef makes beloved burritos inside a gas station.

World War II-era Nazi compound nestled in the Santa Monica hills.

A free library to stumble across, one of many placed worldwide if you know where to look.

This serene oasis in an affluent Los Angeles neighborhood holds some of Gandhi's ashes and got Elvis into Eastern Philosophy.

Pay your respects to departed pets, both celebrity and otherwise.

An unreal vintage shop that wears its dadaist influence on its zombie fish.

A Romanesque sanctuary of calm amid the bustle of downtown Los Angeles.