The final resting place of a space program monolith.

Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.

Megachurch turned Catholic church comprised of 10,000 glass panes.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.

California's own medieval Italian castle, authentic down to the 300-year-old iron maiden in the dungeon.

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

A Swedenborgian glass church surrounded by redwoods sits perched atop a massive landslide area.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

Costumed elves and mountain bikers co-exist peacefully at this abandoned Christmas-themed adventure park.

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

Exotic feline breeding compound and conservation center.

Abandoned bridge hidden deep in the San Gabriel Mountains.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

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

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

This brightly made over hotel hides decades of suicide, serial killers, and mysterious deaths.

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

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

Gorgeous purple flowers drape from the world's largest blossoming plant.

A "Titanic" superfan changed his name to Jack and set up this strange shrine to the blockbuster, complete with Korean food and Tarot readings.

The famous animator's private station house and man-cave was the birthplace of imagineering.

The L.A. Zoo has a secret garden of rare bootleg cycads, a palm specimen dating back 280 million years.