Rusty industrial city full of oxidized distillation towers.

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

Costumed elves and mountain bikers co-exist peacefully at this abandoned Christmas-themed adventure park.

A regular looking rock with an unbelievable history.

On a barren hillside in the Yucca Valley, the recently restored Desert Christ Park has attracted pilgrims and kitsch hunters for over 50 years.

While exploring the desert, you can stop by the home of a fictional heretic from a parallel universe.

Located on 420 acres in the high desert, this spiritual center is dedicated to the "science of the future."

The site of murders and Satanic cult gatherings.

The most popular attraction in Southern California was once a flock of ornery bipedal birds that pulled carts.

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

During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.

Remants of foundations, streets, and streetcar tracks inhabit the cliffs where a landslide occurred in 1929.

Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.

Abandoned bridge hidden deep in the San Gabriel Mountains.

This former stomping grounds of the most eminent astronomers of the early 20th century.

An eccentric folk art landmark made out of discarded bottles by an inspired "grandma."

A glittering South Asian anomaly in a wealthy Los Angeles suburb.

World War II-era Nazi compound nestled in the Santa Monica hills.

Legendary prop shop filled with one man's collection of scientific curiosities.

An offbeat angle on the ocean viewed through an antiquated lens.