Nancy Thompson's Home from "A Nightmare on Elm Street."

The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.

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

Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.

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

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

"Looks so real, it's scary!"

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

The last of its kind in the country.

Venue for strange sideshow displays and musical acts.

Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.

A hospital closed seemingly in the middle of operations, leaving behind fodder for horror films and ghost hunters.

One man's homage to the sun continues to grow like a glass fractal.

This float factory takes the mask off of Mardi Gras and lets visitors see where the magic happens.

A 19th-century shrine covered with prosthetic body parts as votive offerings.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

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

A local dialect born in the late 19th century is only spoken in this isolated California valley.

340 bicycles, 65 feet high.

A dentist's hated concrete colossi are now beloved icons of the community.

These azure waters were thought to lead to the Mayan Underworld.

No telescopes, no power, no gift shop: The Observatory of Chichen Itza, one of the world's oldest observatories, takes astronomy back to basics.