Shrine to Japanese water-goblins, complete with their preserved body parts.

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.

This little replica of Lady Liberty provides a bit of NYC in a Japanese city.

Meet the world's longest tapeworm in a collection that really gets under your skin.

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.

In the days before HD projectors and IMAX, some of the most powerful projectors belonged to planetariums.

This stately structure has been abandoned for half a century.

The only museum and archive west of the Mississippi that is dedicated to the study of Abraham Lincoln.

Carved by a waterfall in a hard-to-reach rock formation, this heart-shaped rock has inspired romantics for decades.

The Route 66 institution that inspired Taco Bell also served as an important headquarters for Mexican-American social movements.

A tribute to the disposable cups that were once manufactured here, this 68-foot-tall statue would be difficult to throw away.

Mexican food and folk art.

Abandoned bridge hidden deep in the San Gabriel Mountains.

A museum dedicated to restoring vintage aircraft, located at a working airport.

This graveyard is the eternal home of the residents of a vanished California town.

The most unique castle in all of Southern California, entirely constructed from repurposed materials.

Fans of the spicy bright-red sauce can tour where it's made.

Explore an early California pioneer's rancho hidden in LA's manufacturing hinterland.

About 80% of all U.S. avocados are descendants of Rudolph Hass's glorious tree.

This mysterious and creepy location instills a strong sense of foreboding in all visitors.

This store is dedicated to unique found footage and the strangeness of pre-internet pop-culture.

Working mining and drilling equipment demonstrate 150 years of energy history.