Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

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

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.

Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

A favorite haunt of dinosaur loving children and hallucinogen loving hippies alike.

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

A pair of slides and a tree-lined stair corridor have been an urban oasis for nearly 40 years.

A museum befitting the city responsible for supplying the majority of the world's LSD.

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

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.

It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.

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

A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.

A 140-year-old castle with underground caves hidden in San Francisco.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.