A remote crossroads honoring a fallen talent.

A repository of Pasadena history.

A bright California graveyard with a decidedly dark side.

The dramatic upward-curving roof is one of the most iconic examples of Googie architecture that still stands today.

An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.

The house where Good Will Hunting was written is a surreal fairytale abode.

This magnificent stepwell is designed as an inverted temple and adorned with 1,500 sculptures.

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

A rare surviving example of a pre-WWII Japanese garden, restored after years of neglect.

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

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

Get up close to emus and ostriches, or buy their tasty meat.

Honoring the famed folktale author, this California museum looks like it belongs in the Black Forest.

Because there's no place like home.

One of the best collections of antique printing machinery in the world.

An ultra-modern vista that has been featured in so many films the house is a celebrity in its own right.

This opulent hotel has been visited by Spider-Man, Charlie's Angels, and the Ghostbusters.

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

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

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

The stately birthplace of California's statehood.

The oldest U.S. Government building in California, and it's State Historic Landmark #1.

The first safe in this California town had to hold all the gold.

This municipal playground was co-created by the father of one of the most playful characters ever.