The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.

American revolutionaries and British soldiers alike are buried here in the fourth-ever cemetery in Boston.

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

Massachusetts memorial to murder victim Elizabeth Short near the spot where she was born.

The highway's southernmost spot is a beloved local attraction.

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

A natural dome made of volcanic glass in Inyo National Forest.

This large chunk of dark rock is a relic from an ancient volcanic eruption.

Deep vertical fissures like miniature slot canyons cut across the cemented volcanic rock of Black Point above Mono Lake.

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

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.

The famous blue house from the classic horror film "Halloween" is now a local landmark.

Dozens of feral felines rule a segment of Hollywood's only graveyard.

An expansive book store, art gallery, and curio shop with wares ranging from tarot cards to novelty socks.

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

Once strictly off-limits, this lower level housing curious and priceless vehicles of the Petersen Automotive Museum is now open to the public.

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

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.

This peaceful garden is hidden on the grounds of a spiritual organization founded by a pioneer yogi.

A cult following celebrates the legend that belies this curious podiatrists' office sign which has worked its way into song, literature, animation, and the visual arts.