The highest dunes in California are the most likely place in the area to hear the Singing Sands.

A bigger-than-life pun that has become a beacon of altruism.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.

A Swedenborgian glass church surrounded by redwoods sits perched atop a massive landslide area.

Her final resting place was intended to be modest and private, but the power of her popularity continues to draw visitors.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

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

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

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

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

This museum is a music lover's introduction to the iconic venue.

The man who voiced Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, and more has a headstone reading, "That's all, folks!"

Sit at the "Disney table,” where Walt and his team of "imagineers" once dined on the regular.

The neighborhood of Eagle Rock is named after a gigantic boulder with a shadowy surprise.

Legendary frontman of the Doors looms in this giant mural by famed Venice muralist, Rip Cronk.

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

Hollywood's oldest hotel is the site of the first Academy Awards, the birthplace of Marilyn Monroe's career, and the home of Montgomery Clift's ghost.

The beautiful 1920 Pantages Theatre remains hidden just underneath the LA Downtown Jewelry Exchange.

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

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

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

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.