This 18th-century dissection theater's frescoes display a gorgeous tension between the terrestrial and esoteric.

A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.

This quaint Italian town keeps losing ground as the sides of its plateau slowly erode.

Water and windows define this defensive Italian well.

This 16th-century monastery has been turned into a surrealist architecture compound.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

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

The wild west is still alive and well at this authentic mining town watering hole.

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

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

A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.

A small medical museum with a recreated doctor's office.

Made famous by cable TV, this oddball collection of antiques and collectibles is a cut above the rest.

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

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

The largest collection of two headed animals in the world.

A treasure hunter's tiny bar, harboring celebrities since 1959.

In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.

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

Los Angeles's oldest cemetery allows visitors to trace the history of this proud city.

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

This grand mansion has starred in everything from Bones to Buffy.

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

Storybook cottage in Beverly Hills was once the site of 1920s silent film studio, affectionately known as "The Witch's House."