Places curiouser 54cc2706 Wants to Go

This 'Murder House' grand mansion has starred in everything from Bones to Buffy.

Carved by a waterfall in a hard-to-reach rock formation, this heart-shaped rock has inspired romantics for decades.

The remains of the first punk club in L.A.

A ghost town at the airport is now a refuge for blue butterflies.

Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.

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

This serene oasis in an affluent Los Angeles neighborhood holds some of Gandhi's ashes and got Elvis into Eastern Philosophy.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.

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

Panorama exhibition hall in old silent theater with a beautiful backyard garden.

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

A common entry point to the Griffith Observatory trail holds its own wonders.

An underground mansion with fruit-bearing trees and grapes growing beneath the surface of central California.

This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.

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

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

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

A castle that was built stone by stone by an eccentric journalist.

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.

Left untouched since a double murder-suicide in the 1960s, Los Feliz murder mansion remains a neighborhood mystery.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.