A pair of pure white felines guard the entrance to a spot of California real estate established as an artist's haven.

Chewing gum tycoon's memorial lies perched over wife's botanical gardens on Santa Catalina Island.

Gnomes have their very own bonsai-landscaped settlement on a university campus.

A 19th-century cabin built into a hollowed-out Sequoia tree.

A huge collection of rocks, gems, and crystals.

A remote desert lookout offers unparalleled views of the California badlands for those who brave the trek.

This centerpiece of the Hollywood & Highland shopping center is a recreation of a long-lost movie set.

At this deceptively beautiful beach, nothing is what it seems.

Each winter this underground cave forms a dazzling ice palace.

These subterranean storage areas hold emergency water reserves.

Spend a day hanging out with domesticated Russian foxes.

The Los Angeles flood disaster that took 400 lives and ended the career of William Mulholland.

Large but largely ignored, these 42 life-size Liberty Bell replicas were a peculiar, unexplained feature on the facade of a Macy's department store.

This rock formation named for its unique shape is one of many that call the Alabama Hills home.

Though the original building has been demolished, these massive bronze doors were saved.

A massive hydrovolcanic explosion left a half-mile wide crater in Death Valley.

'Cause the fence start shaking, the earth was quaking.

Created in 1972, the famous sculptor's intricately detailed monument to San Francisco is overflowing with city landmarks.

The most popular attraction in Southern California was once a flock of ornery bipedal birds that pulled carts.

The decaying adobe remains of an old homestead are just off the beaten path in Joshua Tree National Park.

A mountain range on an active U.S. Navy base hides thousands of mysterious prehistoric rock carvings.

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

Instead of hoofing it up steep stairs, residents can hitch a ride on this private lift.

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.