The story of a Floridian city as told through an obscure sport for retirees.

Welcome to old Florida, where a 1940s mermaid show is still enchanting visitors.

An oddities shop that dabbles in the deathly and beautiful.

An iconic location along the Los Angeles River where countless movie scenes are filmed.

The 400-year-old remains of the samurai invasion of Korea.

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

The cobbled together compound of a deceased artist which now serves as a filming location.

A nursery specializing in strange and beautiful succulents and cacti.

Gnomes have their very own bonsai-landscaped settlement on a university campus.

Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.

Venue for strange sideshow displays and musical acts.

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

The L.A. Zoo has a secret garden of rare bootleg cycads, a palm specimen dating back 280 million years.

This brightly made over hotel hides decades of suicide, serial killers, and mysterious deaths.

A spiritual retreat in the heart of Los Angeles offers stunning gardens and a labyrinth to lose yourself in.

A "Titanic" superfan changed his name to Jack and set up this strange shrine to the blockbuster, complete with Korean food and Tarot readings.

Suburban observatory was personal lab of the father of modern astrophysics.

A military vehicle collection, showcasing how war transportation advanced from horse drawn artillery to self propelled cannons.

The magic's in the hole!

The seamy, underground secrets of Portland's criminal past.

A delightfully quirky blend of oddities spread throughout an old 1920s bank.

This gorgeous beach hides behind two headlands in Oregon's Ecola State Park.

No one knows how this Pacific Northwest spruce tree came to have so many trunks.

This charmingly homemade amusement park has been growing for 40 years.