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The site of murders and Satanic cult gatherings.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

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

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

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

This naturally heated mountainous creek has created a group of neon blue pools of potentially deadly boiling water.

Nancy Thompson's Home from "A Nightmare on Elm Street."

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.

The largest permanent Monopoly board makes one of the longest games even bigger.

A historic hotel that made a cameo in Hitchcock's classic film has no intention of letting guests forget its fame.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

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 massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.

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

In this century-old literary safehouse, print is alive and well.

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

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

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

Beautiful Victorian buildings from L.A.'s forgotten architectural past.

Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.

Everyone remembers Laurie Strode from Halloween, but this is the house where most of the blood was shed.

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

Her final resting place was intended to be modest and private, but the power of her popularity continues to draw visitors.