A master of deception, Harry Houdini's greatest trick may have been living in two places at once.

A cake-themed art installation tucked away in historic Chinatown.

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

A nursery specializing in strange and beautiful succulents and cacti.

A little barn in the middle of the city preserving Hollywood treasures since 1985.

The illuminating collection of L.A. street lights is run by the city and only opens one day per month.

A library and museum dedicated to typography.

Half of a house.

A large instrument played by the wind.

Tenacious mummies survived dental problems, eternal entombment, and more than their fair share of devastating fires.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

From Japan to Italy, this California park explores the world's cultures through their gardens.

Once a place of peaceful repose, this sanitarium now faces an uncertain future.

The most unique castle in all of Southern California, entirely constructed from repurposed materials.

The location of the last stand of Charles Manson's doomsday cult.

Ten 25-foot-tall, beehive-shaped kilns, abandoned in Death Valley.

"Only the devil could play golf here."

Neither Spanish settlers nor anyone since has been able to tell who built these strange California rock walls.

A ruined hotel with an unlucky history and an eerie present.

A popular tourist cave with a dark past.

Inside an old airplane hangar, friends and strangers alike play on a massive trampoline.

Spiral labyrinth hidden in the hills above Oakland, CA.

A playground built by the kids that is a child's wonderland, and a helicopter parent's nightmare.

Discover for yourself what Herb Caen referred to as "the best kept secret in the Bay Area."