The magic's in the hole!

The world's smallest park was dedicated in 1948 as the only colony for leprechauns west of Ireland.

The "3rd largest" city in California is an empty mirage of suburbia in the middle of nowhere.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

Back in the day everyone who was anyone played this historic western theater.

These once-beautiful historic graveyards are set against the barren Virginia City hills.

Beneath a Virginia City bar is the entrance to an abandoned gold mine.

Its founder calls it a "proletariat art renaissance".

Curiously, this large sporting goods store features 14 wax representations of American presidents.

The arch that celebrated the completion of the Lincoln and Victory highways.

This mother-daughter run curiosities shop is a beautifully odd mix of taxidermy and exotic plants.

A simple plaque remembers a California island massacre that claimed more than 100 lives.

Folk art crafted from discarded vegetable crates.

Experience the "opulence, grace, and grandeur of Eureka's most famous Victorian Inn."

Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.

An unreal vintage shop that wears its dadaist influence on its zombie fish.

You don't want to get caught in this trap--or do you?

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.

The most unique castle in all of Southern California, entirely constructed from repurposed materials.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

A small sculpture garden that provides a microcosmic representation of California.

Explore an early California pioneer's rancho hidden in LA's manufacturing hinterland.

Megachurch turned Catholic church comprised of 10,000 glass panes.

A surreal, Gaudi-inspired play space near an Anaheim community center.