The century-old bell and clock tower at UC Berkeley is the third-tallest in the world, and has fossils.

It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

The most popular attraction in Southern California was once a flock of ornery bipedal birds that pulled carts.

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

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high power conical Tesla Coil.

Dozens of lights dangle from the branches of what may be the brightest tree in Los Angeles.

Colorado Boulevard’s historic bookstore, operating since the bustling city of Pasadena was merely some orange groves and a few ostrich farms.

One of Hollywood’s favorite government buildings.

Two groundbreaking brothers from Pasadena.

An unfortunate geological resemblance to Satan has labeled this Pasadena gorge as a passage to the underworld.

NASA's leading space science lab started by a co-founder with deep ties to the occult.

Hiding amid the largest camellia collection in the country lies a charming children's maze, donated by a secret admirer.

Once a place of peaceful repose, this sanitarium now faces an uncertain future.

Wild West history in Hollywood style.

A one-of-a-kind collection of a unique medium.

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

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.