Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

A look into the Church of Scientology's deeply unfavorable view of psychiatry.

Formerly Fire Station No. 27, the museum is a hidden gem in the heart of Hollywood.

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

Though tiki culture has gone in and out of fashion, the Tonga Hut has always been flying the flag in Los Angeles.

Three vintage horses survived a 1976 inferno and found a home on a sister carousel.

The famous animator's private station house and man-cave was the birthplace of imagineering.

The so-called "Statue of Liberty of Los Angeles" is on a one mutant mission to keep L.A. weird.

This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.

The "3rd largest" city in California is an empty mirage of suburbia in the middle of nowhere.

Hundreds of trees made from glass bottles make up this forest on Route 66.

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.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

James Turrell's total color immersion art installation, hidden on the top floor of a luxury handbag shop.

A submerged archeological park still holds the wonders of a Roman Sodom.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

The old Niles Canyon Aqueduct in the San Francisco Bay Area is a bemusing and secret trail through nature for wayward travelers.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.

A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years old and harbors many surprises.