Los Angeles, California
California Institute of Abnormalarts (CIA)
Venue for strange sideshow displays and musical acts.
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Los Angeles, California
Venue for strange sideshow displays and musical acts.
Los Angeles, California
Hidden in the hills of Hollywood, this secluded Oz-themed garden is dotted with dozens of thrones.
San Francisco, California
A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.
Fort Bragg, California
A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.
Los Angeles, California
America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.
Glendale, California
A one-of-a-kind collection of a unique medium.
Los Angeles, California
One man's homage to the sun continues to grow like a glass fractal.
San Francisco, California
This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.
Los Angeles, California
Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.
Los Angeles, California
Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.
Los Angeles, California
High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.
Los Angeles, California
The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.
Los Angeles, California
Remants of foundations, streets, and streetcar tracks inhabit the cliffs where a landslide occurred in 1929.
Los Angeles, California
This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.
San Jose, California
A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.
Los Angeles, California
World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.
Los Angeles, California
Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.
San Francisco, California
A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.
San Francisco, California
An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.
Los Angeles, California
During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.
Formosa, Arkansas
At a site that has witnessed many significant events, according to the fictional Kcymaerxthaere, it is best known as the place of lunar discovery.
Gurdon, Arkansas
The strange and snarky traditions of the lumber industry's fraternal order began with five men waiting for a train here in Arkansas.
Norfork, Arkansas
Peak named for an old man who liked to run in the nude.
Hot Springs, Arkansas
Everything in this miniature world was handmade from matches, paperclips, wires, tin cans, and other everyday objects.