A replica of the first public theater built in California.

The California capital city once stood 10 feet lower than it does today.

Art Deco stylings conceal the true nature of this bridge.

A tiny survivor of the Donner Party disaster.

One of the oldest reform schools in the United States, home to wayward boys such as Merle Haggard, now abandoned.

The only standing town in the United States that early Chinese Americans built for themselves.

This hidden amusement park is a magical escape for kids and kids-at-heart.

Storybook cottage in Beverly Hills was once the site of 1920s silent film studio, affectionately known as "The Witch's House."

The dramatic upward-curving roof is one of the most iconic examples of Googie architecture that still stands today.

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

An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.

Pay your respects to a folk-punk legend.

Magical-looking cottages that inspired one of the most famous animated films ever.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

Because there's no place like home.

There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

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

The famous animator's private station house and man-cave was the birthplace of imagineering.

The exterior of this home was used for the hit television show, The Brady Bunch.