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The house where Good Will Hunting was written is a surreal fairytale abode.

A cozy bookstore is tucked within an old gold mine shaft beneath the cafe and ice cream shop.

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

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

This Pringle-shaped ledge makes for the perfect photo op.

San Francisco's oldest operating hotel, with a Victorian atmosphere and a "haunted" fourth floor.

Built by the inventor of the radio, this abandoned hotel has housed early radio employees, military men, and a dangerous cult.

Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.

A pair of large white marble lions guard this stretch of the Mojave Desert, and it is utterly mysterious how they got there.

The mysterious round rocks of Schooner Gulch.

The location of the last stand of Charles Manson's doomsday cult.

Storybook cottage in Beverly Hills was once the site of 1920s silent film studio, affectionately known as "The Witch's House."

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

This opulent hotel has been visited by Spider-Man, Charlie's Angels, and the Ghostbusters.

World's largest collection devoted to one fruit.

The hidden jewel of Disneyland: a members only playground for the Disney elite.

The site of a classic series of Laurel and Hardy pratfalls.

A little barn in the middle of the city preserving Hollywood treasures since 1985.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

An optical illusion found amid a logged redwood forest.

A volcanic tunnel illuminated by natural skylights offers a shaded respite from the desert sun.

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

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

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