The most beautiful Taco Bell in the world even has surfboard parking.

Before it was abandoned and left to rust alongside the road, this riverboat starred in a John Wayne movie.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

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

The haunting ruins of Jack London's dream house.

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

A ruined hotel with an unlucky history and an eerie present.

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

A monument to the love people have for their pets.

This dark, quiet forest on the outskirts of San Diego is dense with rumor and lore.

Julia Morgan's Moorish-Gothic labyrinth of fountains, trees, natural light and Oakland's notable dead.

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

A volcanic tunnel illuminated by natural skylights offers a shaded respite from the desert sun.

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.

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.

Her final resting place was intended to be modest and private, but the power of her popularity continues to draw visitors.

Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.

A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

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

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

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

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