Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.

Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.

The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.

Most famous work of one of Frank Lloyd Wright's sons.

Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.

Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.

Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.

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

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

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

Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.

Panorama exhibition hall in old silent theater with a beautiful backyard garden.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

This Los Angeles animation studio is keeping the wonder of stop motion puppetry alive.

This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

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

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