Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

This failed condo development was reborn as a street art hub.

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

This seaside production studio was built to film 'Titanic' and has been the wet set of choice for other Hollywood productions since.

The so-called "Bridge of Thighs" in Palm Springs allows nudists to discreetly cross the road.

A giant desert bird that once swung music fans at Coachella now has a home in a nearby traffic circle.

Museum dedicated to the preservation of surf culture.

This enormous World War II relic is one of the largest wooden structures in the world.

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

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

Oldest building in California still in use.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

The miraculous hydrant that saved the Mission District in 1906.

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.

The final resting place of a space program monolith.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

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

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

A prohibition-style speakeasy takes up residence in the last Victorian residence in Hollywood.

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.