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One of the world's premier laboratories for hydraulic engineering research takes full advantage of the water's power.

A museum dedicated to the exploring past, present, and future innovations.

The only arched bridge made of stone on the entire Mississippi River.

Funhouse of found art and participatory sculpture.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

The largest collection of two headed animals in the world.

A macabre tour of Hollywood’s deadly history.

Gift shop offering toe tags and chalk body beach towels tucked into a coroner's office.

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.

From sax to spuds, get 'em all at this landmark music establishment.

The quiet canyon has a tumultuous history involving a doomsday cult.

The L.A. Zoo has a secret garden of rare bootleg cycads, a palm specimen dating back 280 million years.

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."

Venue for strange sideshow displays and musical acts.

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

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

This former quarry is now a vibrant labyrinth of magical in situ sculptures.

Each spring this woodland floor is carpeted with purplish flowers as far as the eye can see.

Astonishing rock formations dot the Brimham Moor landscape.

A hundred copies of Antony Gormley's naked body stare out across the water.

This historic abandoned train station looks like a stop for ghost trains.

Under a church hides a forgotten 13th-century ossuary containing the remains of around 2,500 people.