The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

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

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

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

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

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

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.

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

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.

A favorite haunt of dinosaur loving children and hallucinogen loving hippies alike.

Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.

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

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

A pair of slides and a tree-lined stair corridor have been an urban oasis for nearly 40 years.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

A museum befitting the city responsible for supplying the majority of the world's LSD.

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

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

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.