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

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

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

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

The last of its kind in the country.

A castle that was built stone by stone by an eccentric journalist.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

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

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

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

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

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

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

Three courses accompanied by Christian rock.

This stuffed pigeon of war had the very serious name "John Silver" until he lost a leg in battle.

After a water tower painting was accused of being an ad, a simple fix was made that gave the city a motto.

Where beautiful signs live on forever.

One of Cincinnati's greatest fighters once trained at a now defunct gym in this Over-The-Rhine neighborhood.

Mussolini gave Cincinnati a bronze statue of Romulus and Remus suckling at a wolf's teats.

What is it about mushrooms that makes people wish they lived inside of them?