A popular tourist cave with a dark past.

A library and museum dedicated to typography.

Mexican food and folk art.

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

A little barn in the middle of the city preserving Hollywood treasures since 1985.

An optical illusion found amid a logged redwood forest.

The liveliest ghost town in the state.

Though tiki culture has gone in and out of fashion, the Tonga Hut has always been flying the flag in Los Angeles.

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

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

A large instrument played by the wind.

Gold Rush-era tombstones line the park's paths.

This partially buried wreck is one of the most complete of its kind but is only revealed when the sea allows.

This quirky roadside attraction dives into the many theories surrounding North America's most infamous hairy cryptid.

The most unique castle in all of Southern California, entirely constructed from repurposed materials.

The restored and active Victorian-era final resting place of San Francisco.

Home to the "Circus" trees created by Axel Erlandson.

A ruined hotel with an unlucky history and an eerie present.

A volcanic tunnel illuminated by natural skylights offers a shaded respite from the desert sun.

The stones that traveled from Spain to eventually become a holy place for San Francisco's nature worshippers.

The highest dunes in California are the most likely place in the area to hear the Singing Sands.

Los Angeles's oldest cemetery allows visitors to trace the history of this proud city.

This star-studded Old Hollywood restaurant is where fettuccine Alfredo made its United States debut.

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