This opulent hotel has been visited by Spider-Man, Charlie's Angels, and the Ghostbusters.

A nursery specializing in strange and beautiful succulents and cacti.

This dark, quiet forest on the outskirts of San Diego is dense with rumor and lore.

World's largest collection devoted to one fruit.

Where the line between entertainment and aerospace blurs.

A little barn in the middle of the city preserving Hollywood treasures since 1985.

An optical illusion found amid a logged redwood forest.

Inside an old airplane hangar, friends and strangers alike play on a massive trampoline.

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

Beautiful Victorian buildings from L.A.'s forgotten architectural past.

A former utopian healing center created by a huckster and built by derelicts.

A common entry point to the Griffith Observatory trail holds its own wonders.

An unreal vintage shop that wears its dadaist influence on its zombie fish.

The neighborhood shop is a sort of tiny cactus museum full of exotic specimens you can take home.

San Francisco's oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.

Stroll the grounds built by murder, suicide, and dirty oil money at one of Hollywood's most filmed mansions.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

With the touch of a button, you can read a randomly selected short story.

No matter what it might seem like on film, most scenes filmed on a plane are filmed at this LA studio.

The site of murders and Satanic cult gatherings.

World's oldest operating science fiction and fantasy club, once home to Ray Bradbury and L. Ron Hubbard.

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

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

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