In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.

These markers are used to document elevation changes around the famed dam.

Marta Becket's hand-painted theater in the desert.

Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.

A unique collection of old miners' cave homes carved in to the hillside cliffs near Death Valley.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

World War II-era Nazi compound nestled in the Santa Monica hills.

This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House on Haunted Hill" to a robot hunter's pad.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.

It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.

The world's most active stratovolcano is almost always erupting.

There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.

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

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

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

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

NASA's leading space science lab started by a co-founder with deep ties to the occult.

"The Star Factory" cranked out Hollywood stars like nobody's business.

Inspiring Earthlings to Boldly Go.

One of Hollywood’s favorite government buildings.

A Masterpiece with a Tragic History.

A stellar example of Art & Crafts architecture, and a movie set to boot.

Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.