Explore a misty river canyon from a metal bridge system.

Adolph Sutro's little-known, geographically inaccurate, deprecated monument.

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

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

Small museum packed with artifacts recovered by the man rumored to be the real-life inspiration for Indiana Jones.

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

In this century-old literary safehouse, print is alive and well.

The one-time watch house for incoming ships at the Golden Gate now stands abandoned and hidden in trees.

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

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

Where the rich wintered in Pasadena.

Inspiring Earthlings to Boldly Go.

Former 1954 Del Mar Train Station now serves signature cocktails and delightful culinary treats, and still operates as a Metro stop.

The Citrus Variety Collection at UC Riverside contains two trees of each of the 1,000+ varieties of citrus.

The world’s largest concentrated solar plant generates as many problems as megawatts.

In the middle of the desert, miles from any human life, sat an anomalous pay phone that still magically answers your calls.

A castle that was built stone by stone by an eccentric journalist.

Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

A cow in the road might subvert the flow of traffic but this one's above it all, quite literally.

The art and history of the velvet painting are on full display in this Los Angeles museum.

Gift shop offering toe tags and chalk body beach towels tucked into a coroner's office.

Formerly Fire Station No. 27, the museum is a hidden gem in the heart of Hollywood.

A 1950s Googie burger stand is now a Los Angeles landmark.