Religious statues built because of one man's bargain with God fill this peaceful sculpture garden.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

A remote crossroads honoring a fallen talent.

Wild West history in Hollywood style.

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

Once a purveyor of Santeria supplies, religious products , and household sundries, now closed.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

This opulent hotel has been visited by Spider-Man, Charlie's Angels, and the Ghostbusters.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

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

An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

Home to secret Eastern Bloc spy equipment and the largest stretch of the original Berlin Wall outside of Germany.

Church and home-museum of a 1920s female revivalist preacher with a very sordid past.

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

One man's vast collection of artifacts and ephemera from matchbooks and postcards to vintage neon signs and cars.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

Pay your respects to a folk-punk legend.

Three vintage horses survived a 1976 inferno and found a home on a sister carousel.