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

Hidden above a drug store on a nondescript corner of Lincoln Heights is a private clubhouse for intrepid explorers.

Legendary frontman of the Doors looms in this giant mural by famed Venice muralist, Rip Cronk.

This mysterious petroglyph evokes the ancient swastika symbol but was later vandalized with the more troublesome Nazi one.

Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.

A legal loophole makes it possible to get away with murder within this 50-square-mile section of Yellowstone.

Once home to Komodo dragons, this island dreamscape has a rare combination of white, pink, and black sand beaches.

Megachurch turned Catholic church comprised of 10,000 glass panes.

A former utopian healing center created by a huckster and built by derelicts.

One of the ghostly stops along Route 66.

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

Hiding amid the largest camellia collection in the country lies a charming children's maze, donated by a secret admirer.

New fungal and bacterial species call this deadly lake home.

An entire town preserved as a historic landmark.

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

Three vintage horses survived a 1976 inferno and found a home on a sister carousel.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

Wild West history in Hollywood style.

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

Whiskey lovers, this is your happy place.

Where the rich wintered in Pasadena.

A British pub embodies the spirit of a California legend.

One of Hollywood’s favorite government buildings.

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