An optical illusion found amid a logged redwood forest.

A world-class observatory in the California desert.

This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.

Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.

From pre-war whiskey cocktails to prohibition-era speakeasy secrecy, this bar has seen it all.

Rodin's famous depiction of Dante's 'Inferno', amidst a sculpture garden of many of his other works.

A meditative space out of a fantasy story.

An unreal vintage shop that wears its dadaist influence on its zombie fish.

A shrine to a skeleton saint in the city of angels.

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

The biggest pinball arcade in the world has over 600 pinball machines, and 300 arcade machines.

The abandoned personal amusement park of the King of Pop.

This grand mansion has starred in everything from Bones to Buffy.

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

The final resting place of a space program monolith.

Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.

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

The largest drain hole in the world.

An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.

Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.

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

"Looks so real, it's scary!"

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

A look into the Church of Scientology's deeply unfavorable view of psychiatry.