Where there's quartz, there must be gold. Thus is the story of the mines of Julian, and the titillating times of the Gold Rush.

A labyrinth of ancient tunnels hidden below the city holds the ruins of 2,500 years of history.

The house where Good Will Hunting was written is a surreal fairytale abode.

Authentic gondola hanging from the ceiling, notable mural in the back room.

A wild west scene starring life-sized wooden statues hides in the trees behind Pierce College.

The hotel room where Janis Joplin tragically died has now become a makeshift shrine to the singer.

Come crisp December nights, this fairly plain neighborhood becomes a holiday dream world.

This hilltop park offers magnificent views and a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece.

Where the line between entertainment and aerospace blurs.

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

No matter what it might seem like on film, most scenes filmed on a plane are filmed at this LA studio.

This brightly made over hotel hides decades of suicide, serial killers, and mysterious deaths.

Made famous by cable TV, this oddball collection of antiques and collectibles is a cut above the rest.

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

Space program, pneumatics and more, bits and pieces, for movie sets or the common man.

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

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

A cobblestone alley with an interesting past.

Remants of foundations, streets, and streetcar tracks inhabit the cliffs where a landslide occurred in 1929.

These colossal desert barcodes have been fine-tuning spy satellites for decades.

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

A tribute to the truly loyal dog who waited outside a hospital for his owner to come back.

This North Carolina store preserves a historic moment in America's movement for racial equality.

Get up close to emus and ostriches, or buy their tasty meat.