This nondescript tunnel has been featured in a number of iconic movies, from “Roger Rabbit” to “Back to the Future.”

Oakland's beautiful monumental cemetery.

Explore the wide world of desert plants at this unique Palm Springs botanical garden.

Traversing these canyons, visitors can take in stunning views and glimpses of the region's history.

The quirky salon doubles as a retro museum run by the world's leading "hairstorian."

An Italian restaurant became a rock-and-roll hangout and the lair of the "Hollywood vampires."

The 10-foot-wide Long Beach home was built on a dare.

Honoring the famed folktale author, this California museum looks like it belongs in the Black Forest.

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

California's oldest wind harp represents a historic piece of America's Danish history.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

This giant spider sculpture made from the iconic car is one giant visual pun.

Hike amid the palm trees that thrive among Southern California's Indio Hills.

Oldest building in California still in use.

A small sculpture garden that provides a microcosmic representation of California.

The last orange grove of the San Fernando Valley is owned and protected by CSU Northridge.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.

Crumbling pink walls and murder memorials preserve the pioneer history of Joshua Tree.

These two monoliths have stood at the entrance to the neighborhood since the days it was called "Hollywoodland."

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

In the middle of the desert, miles from any human life, sat an anomalous pay phone that still magically answers your calls.

The dramatic upward-curving roof is one of the most iconic examples of Googie architecture that still stands today.

Where there's quartz, there must be gold. Thus is the story of the mines of Julian, and the titillating times of the Gold Rush.