One home in the historic strip hides secret compartments and the ghostly songs of long-gone canaries.

Modeled after a famous church in Vienna, Austria—but in Helena, Montana.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

The old fire tower is one of the last of its kind in the United States.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

Once strictly off-limits, this lower level housing curious and priceless vehicles of the Petersen Automotive Museum is now open to the public.

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

This glamorous old building is said to have inspired the Tower of Terror.

Bug-devouring flora are the stars of a special wing of the glass conservatory.

A Community Cornerstone.

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

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

A nursery specializing in strange and beautiful succulents and cacti.

This California tree is the single source of the state's entire orange industry.

Located on 420 acres in the high desert, this spiritual center is dedicated to the "science of the future."

The largest dune field in the Mojave offers a chance of hearing the 'singing sands.'

A regular looking rock with an unbelievable history.

Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

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

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

This temple, built by an eccentric religious leader before his death, sits guarded and in ruins.

Abandoned Air Force base that has fallen into disrepair.