The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

Along a California highway is a kind of Jurassic Park made of metal.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

This dormant volcanic crater has been converted from a roiling pit of magma to a pleasant hiking spot.

A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.

The bullet-riddled wall from the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, bloodstains enhanced for your viewing pleasure.

This California tree is the single source of the state's entire orange industry.

The Citrus Variety Collection at UC Riverside contains two trees of each of the 1,000+ varieties of citrus.

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

Mexican food and folk art.

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

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

The largest dune field in the Mojave offers a chance of hearing the 'singing sands.'

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

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

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

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.

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

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.

The hundreds of movies and television shows shot in this high desert town are commemorated in a unique museum.