The modest home of the very immodest dancer who cost a king his crown.

When life gave this firefighter a forest fire, he made a rough-hewn sculpture park using a chainsaw.

An abandoned amusement park based on the popular 1940s Red Ryder comic strip.

A burnt-out motel with priceless Native American artwork in the basement, redeveloped into apartments.

This pseudo-steampunk weapons facility is the world's largest wood and glue structure, and packs quite a wallop.

Neither Spanish settlers nor anyone since has been able to tell who built these strange California rock walls.

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

This glamorous old building is said to have inspired the Tower of Terror.

Hidden in the hills of Hollywood, this secluded Oz-themed garden is dotted with dozens of thrones.

From silent movie theater to rock &roll palace and beyond.

Political debates in a fabulous Pasadena castle.

Pasadena’s Stonehenge.

Where the rich wintered in Pasadena.

Making Ice Cream Hip Since 2008.

Originally the home of chewing gum mogul William Wrigely Jr, it is now the official offices of the Tournament of Roses.

Southern California’s Theme Park Beginnings.

The artwork that Italians felt California didn't deserve.

Suburban observatory was personal lab of the father of modern astrophysics.

An airy would-be solution to a housing shortage.

A nursery specializing in strange and beautiful succulents and cacti.

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

Contemporary art inspired by natural history and science drawing on ancient techniques in a modern world.

A British pub embodies the spirit of a California legend.

A Masterpiece with a Tragic History.