Places James Gage Wants to Go

This serene oasis in an affluent Los Angeles neighborhood holds some of Gandhi's ashes and got Elvis into Eastern Philosophy.

Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.

Costumed elves and mountain bikers co-exist peacefully at this abandoned Christmas-themed adventure park.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

An unfortunate geological resemblance to Satan has labeled this Pasadena gorge as a passage to the underworld.

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

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

Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.

A pair of slides and a tree-lined stair corridor have been an urban oasis for nearly 40 years.

A Swedenborgian glass church surrounded by redwoods sits perched atop a massive landslide area.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

Hidden in the hills of Hollywood, this secluded Oz-themed garden is dotted with dozens of thrones.

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

A library of rare occult books in Los Angeles.

A prohibition-style speakeasy takes up residence in the last Victorian residence in Hollywood.

Left untouched since a double murder-suicide in the 1960s, Los Feliz murder mansion remains a neighborhood mystery.

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.

This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

An underground mansion with fruit-bearing trees and grapes growing beneath the surface of central California.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.