The location of the last stand of Charles Manson's doomsday cult.

Storybook cottage in Beverly Hills was once the site of 1920s silent film studio, affectionately known as "The Witch's House."

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

The haunting ruins of Jack London's dream house.

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

Mexican food and folk art.

A ruined hotel with an unlucky history and an eerie present.

Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.

Secret Manor, a house full of legends, the least of which is the haunting of long-deceased ladies of pleasure.

Ingenious bakery opens up the first Cupcake ATM at their flagship location in Beverly Hills.

Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.

One of the last free public hot springs is decorated with hippie art.

Acres of natural wonders left behind by a socialite-turned-gardener.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

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

The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.

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.

This naturally heated mountainous creek has created a group of neon blue pools of potentially deadly boiling water.

One of the ghostly stops along Route 66.

The site of murders and Satanic cult gatherings.

This ultra-modern home clings to the slope of the Hollywood Hills on a precarious stilt.

Travelers exchange letters with woodland creatures at this mini post office.

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

An eclectic trailer park retreat in the middle of the California desert.