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

This giant spider sculpture made from the iconic car is one giant visual pun.

340 bicycles, 65 feet high.

The cluster of boulders near Fort Irwin is covered in military insignia.

The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.

Huge otherworldly domed rocks on the shore of a deadly lake.

The exterior of this home was used for the hit television show, The Brady Bunch.

Legendary frontman of the Doors looms in this giant mural by famed Venice muralist, Rip Cronk.

Forgotten and then destroyed by fire, this was once one of the largest saltwater swimming pools in the world.

Where the writer penned his famous story about a jumping frog.

Abandoned anti-ballistic missile base.

A glittering South Asian anomaly in a wealthy Los Angeles suburb.

A small sculpture garden that provides a microcosmic representation of California.

Radioactivity still cause for concern at this urban explorer's paradise.

Inside this museum, the history of the Walt Disney Family empire is on full display.

The California capital city once stood 10 feet lower than it does today.

There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.

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

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

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

This sculpture garden in Death Valley makes you feel like you've slipped into some alternate reality.

These two monoliths have stood at the entrance to the neighborhood since the days it was called "Hollywoodland."

The show's fictional Korean medical camp was created in the Santa Monica hills.

The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."