This grand mansion has starred in everything from Bones to Buffy.

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

A quiet nook at the top of a little-known hilltop park named after California's first poet laureate.

A Los Angeles cemetery that was once at the center of a Supreme Court dispute.

The echoes of a railroad town that solemnly mark the end of the line.

A gap in the concrete has been transformed into a miniature playground for the mind.

Pasadena’s Stonehenge.

The remnants of an early automobile route across shifting sand dunes can still be found in the deserts of Southern California.

A pair of disused Los Angeles electrical poles now glow with delicate windows into the past.

The final resting place of a woman who never gave up on love.

An abandoned 1930s gas station turned bustling neighborhood park.

This stately structure has been abandoned for half a century.

Famous and forgotten figures lie beneath the faded headstones and decaying planks of wood.

This grinning pup statue is all that's left of what was once a ubiquitous Bay Area diner chain.

A unique piece of graffiti offers a little slice of local history and mystery.

An off-grid art installation that encourages its visitors to imagine a world without waste.

A decommissioned Naval base now rents itself out for people who want to blow stuff up.

This little valley along Highway 1 is engulfed by thousands of lilies during the spring season.

The silent film master's legacy commemorated in all the right and wrong places.

This childhood throwback has hundreds of arcade games and pinball machines to transport you back in time.

Historical trolley restoration and operation at History San Jose, Kelly Park.

The first U.S. town to secede from the Union, only to vote themselves right back in.

It would be a crime to miss it.

The modest home of the very immodest dancer who cost a king his crown.