An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

Rodin's famous depiction of Dante's 'Inferno', amidst a sculpture garden of many of his other works.

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

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

These millipedes glow not out of attraction, but as a not-too-subtle warning.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

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

Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.

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

"Looks so real, it's scary!"

A library of rare occult books in Los Angeles.

Gift shop offering toe tags and chalk body beach towels tucked into a coroner's office.

Left untouched since a double murder-suicide in the 1960s, Los Feliz murder mansion remains a neighborhood mystery.

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

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

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

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

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

Recovered from the brink of extinction, at home in the Financial District.

Longtime headquarters of controversial boys' club for the world's wealthiest and most powerful.

A historic hotel that made a cameo in Hitchcock's classic film has no intention of letting guests forget its fame.