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Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

A Barbary Coast watering hole built into a Gold Rush shipwreck.

Los Angeles's oldest cemetery allows visitors to trace the history of this proud city.

Rodin's famous depiction of Dante's 'Inferno', amidst a sculpture garden of many of his other works.

This residential door allows San Francisco muggles a glimpse at the wizarding world.

This stunning sea creature-shaped home blends into the landscape like a fantasy villa.

The famous animator's private station house and man-cave was the birthplace of imagineering.

This quirky roadside attraction dives into the many theories surrounding North America's most infamous hairy cryptid.

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

A fashion designer's dazzling world of Japanese collectibles is hidden in a warehouse downtown.

The unedited photograph called "Bliss" has graced the screens of over a billion computers.

Exotic feline breeding compound and conservation center.

This turn of the century masterpiece has a mysterious goaty interloper.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

A bigger-than-life pun that has become a beacon of altruism.

Though tiki culture has gone in and out of fashion, the Tonga Hut has always been flying the flag in Los Angeles.

Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.

These millipedes glow not out of attraction, but as a not-too-subtle warning.

Dozens of feral felines rule a segment of Hollywood's only graveyard.

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

A historic hotel that made a cameo in Hitchcock's classic film has no intention of letting guests forget its fame.

San Francisco's oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.

Stroll the grounds built by murder, suicide, and dirty oil money at one of Hollywood's most filmed mansions.

Julia Morgan's Moorish-Gothic labyrinth of fountains, trees, natural light and Oakland's notable dead.