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

Carved by a waterfall in a hard-to-reach rock formation, this heart-shaped rock has inspired romantics for decades.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

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

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

A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.

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

A hospital closed seemingly in the middle of operations, leaving behind fodder for horror films and ghost hunters.

Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

The unedited photograph called "Bliss" has graced the screens of over a billion computers.

Two men, two visionaries of Venice Beach, one little hotel that smells like cookies.

Come crisp December nights, this fairly plain neighborhood becomes a holiday dream world.

From Japan to Italy, this California park explores the world's cultures through their gardens.

A pair of large white marble lions guard this stretch of the Mojave Desert, and it is utterly mysterious how they got there.

A quirky collection of figurines backdropped by city views is hidden next to a popular restaurant in the Hollywood hills.

A hard-to-reach oasis in a desolate corner of Death Valley National Park.

The fossilized remains of ancient California redwoods.

A playground built by the kids that is a child's wonderland, and a helicopter parent's nightmare.

Storybook cottage in Beverly Hills was once the site of 1920s silent film studio, affectionately known as "The Witch's House."

A nursery specializing in strange and beautiful succulents and cacti.

This dark, quiet forest on the outskirts of San Diego is dense with rumor and lore.

The hidden jewel of Disneyland: a members only playground for the Disney elite.

World's largest collection devoted to one fruit.