A tribute to long time Venice Beach resident, artist and actor Dennis Hopper.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

Made famous by cable TV, this oddball collection of antiques and collectibles is a cut above the rest.

This brightly made over hotel hides decades of suicide, serial killers, and mysterious deaths.

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

Turning night into day in Victorian-era Austin to thwart a serial killer.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

A store full of vintage and indie toys designed to bring out the kid in even the crustiest of adults.

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

The largest collection of two headed animals in the world.

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

A Looff creation in Santa Monica best described as “a California-Byzantine-Moorish-style fantasy.”

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.

The site of murders and Satanic cult gatherings.

Once housing children next to hardened criminals this historic jail once displayed Ned Kelly's skull until it was stolen.

The tomb of one of Scotland's bloody historic villains is a magnet for bumbling desecrators.

This Prague museum collects brutalist relics and memories from the country's former Soviet rule.

The first museum in the world devoted to sexual gadgetry.

A clear example of the process of erosion in action.

The word 'wunderkammer' translates as 'wonder-chamber'. This Wunderkammer is both a museum and a retail store.

After much poking and prodding, this island is decidedly not a magnetic anomaly, but it sure is pretty.