This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.

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

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

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.

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

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

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

The final resting place of a space program monolith.

Pay your respects to a folk-punk legend.

A cult following celebrates the legend that belies this curious podiatrists' office sign which has worked its way into song, literature, animation, and the visual arts.

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

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

Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.