Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.

A prohibition-style speakeasy takes up residence in the last Victorian residence in Hollywood.

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

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

This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House on Haunted Hill" to a robot hunter's pad.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.

Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.

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

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

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

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

Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

Venue for strange sideshow displays and musical acts.

An underground mansion with fruit-bearing trees and grapes growing beneath the surface of central California.

A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.

There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

The old Niles Canyon Aqueduct in the San Francisco Bay Area is a bemusing and secret trail through nature for wayward travelers.

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

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