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A house built from trash known as the poor man's Hearst Castle.

Thousands of migrating monarchs overwinter clustered amongst the eucalyptus trees.

Cambria's most unique B&B features creative surroundings and fantastic food.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

A Mysterious Masonic tomb in San Luis Obispo.

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

A remote crossroads honoring a fallen talent.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

The abandoned personal amusement park of the King of Pop.

In one Santa Monica parking lot a mushroom cloud made of chains heralds a message of peace.

An offbeat angle on the ocean viewed through an antiquated lens.

Legendary prop shop filled with one man's collection of scientific curiosities.

"Looks so real, it's scary!"

Gift shop offering toe tags and chalk body beach towels tucked into a coroner's office.

This stone memorial pays tribute to a massive shipwreck which was sadly overshadowed by the death of John Wilkes Booth.

Knoxville’s architectural icon was the symbol of the 1982 World’s Fair, even catching the googly eye of Bart Simpson.

Better known as the "Body Farm," this unique research facility has been studying how human bodies break down since the 1980s.

The last orange grove of the San Fernando Valley is owned and protected by CSU Northridge.

This rare tortoise skeleton has been hanging around the downtown Los Angeles museum for over a century.

Space program, pneumatics and more, bits and pieces, for movie sets or the common man.

Because there's no place like home.

A cobblestone alley with an interesting past.

A carousel trades in its classic horses and calliope for endangered species, native flora and fauna, and a modern soundtrack.

The beautiful 1920 Pantages Theatre remains hidden just underneath the LA Downtown Jewelry Exchange.