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

One of the most unusual geological features, recognizable from a dozen hit movies.

One man's vast collection of artifacts and ephemera from matchbooks and postcards to vintage neon signs and cars.

A former utopian healing center created by a huckster and built by derelicts.

A spiritual retreat in the heart of Los Angeles offers stunning gardens and a labyrinth to lose yourself in.

California's own medieval Italian castle, authentic down to the 300-year-old iron maiden in the dungeon.

One of the ghostly stops along Route 66.

The site of murders and Satanic cult gatherings.

The final resting place of a space program monolith, soon to be unveiled again to the public.

Hundreds of trees made from glass bottles make up this forest on Route 66.

Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

Abandoned bridge hidden deep in the San Gabriel Mountains.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

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

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

A nondescript building that's been functioning as a speakeasy for nearly a century and a half.

Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

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

A favorite haunt of dinosaur loving children and hallucinogen loving hippies alike.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.