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A still functioning vaudeville carousel that has operated for over a century boasts a colorful menagerie and past.

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.

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

A bigger-than-life pun that has become a beacon of altruism.

The so-called "Statue of Liberty of Los Angeles" is on a one mutant mission to keep L.A. weird.

This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.

Julia Morgan's Moorish-Gothic labyrinth of fountains, trees, natural light and Oakland's notable dead.

From pre-war whiskey cocktails to prohibition-era speakeasy secrecy, this bar has seen it all.

San Franciscans leave gifts and messages for the magical beings that live behind the tiny, mysterious door installed on a tree in Golden Gate Park.

This shop and studio is dedicated to the art of the book, from letterpress to bookbinding.

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

A shrine to a skeleton saint in the city of angels.

The biggest pinball arcade in the world has over 600 pinball machines, and 300 arcade machines.

Exotic feline breeding compound and conservation center.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.

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

This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.

World's oldest operating science fiction and fantasy club, once home to Ray Bradbury and L. Ron Hubbard.

The oldest burial ground in the city, final resting place of city founders, Ohlone natives and murderers alike.

The site of murders and Satanic cult gatherings.

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

Nestled in the heart of San Francisco’s bustling Financial District stands a unique homage to the Mayan and Beaux Arts.

An eclectic trailer park retreat in the middle of the California desert.