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A collection of haunted objects and macabre oddities under one roof.

Thousands of artifacts relating to human sexuality, including the world's largest sex bike.

Back in 1952, you could get a mushroom cloud chaser with your atomic cocktail.

The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.

This institution collects the history of burlesque dancing with a titillating collection of ephemera and pasties.

Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.

This historic Chinese church was relocated and revived as a museum that preserves and celebrates Chinese art, history, and culture.

Built for an exposition in 1915, these horticultural displays have stood the test of time.

One of the largest trees of its kind in California.

The tiniest tiki room in San Diego.

The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.

A magnificent, reportedly haunted mansion built for a composer by Spiritualists.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

A couple turned their front yard into an artistic masterpiece.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

Swarms of butterflies cannot compare to the awe inspired by the publicly-funded nakedness once displayed in this sunken garden.

One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.

Where the first "expert riders, willing to risk death daily" for the Pony Express were recruited.

I Street Bridge is the heaviest swinging center bridge in the United States.

This 19th century train workshop is a treasure trove of railroad history.

The last of a gourmet supermarket chain, this store helped spark California's Food Revolution.

A mesmerizing disco ball-like sculpture along the Sacramento River Walk.

At this 1940s-era neighborhood favorite, you can still drink a cherry phosphate.

The California capital city once stood 10 feet lower than it does today.