A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

This concrete ship has had four careers - World War I tanker, floating amusement park, fishing pier, and artificial reef.

An abandoned boat that's been stranded mysteriously for decades.

It should come as no surprise that the world's largest artichoke lies in the town that calls itself the "Artichoke Center of the World."

The abandoned personal amusement park of the King of Pop.

Dozens of lights dangle from the branches of what may be the brightest tree in Los Angeles.

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

A classic American barn that was the home of a classic American television star.

This Hollywood dive houses a mural painted by the artists who animated its namesake film.

This well-traveled chess park offers scenic views of the pacific and a colorful, eclectic clientele.

The space-age building is home to one of the few remaining rotating restaurants in America, and the only one that inspired a 1980s sitcom.

Hollywood's oldest hotel is the site of the first Academy Awards, the birthplace of Marilyn Monroe's career, and the home of Montgomery Clift's ghost.

This symbol of peace is appropriately positioned overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

Because there's no place like home.

What began with a single, 357-pound chunk of the Canyon Diablo meteorite grew to be an impressive collection. 

Two men, two visionaries of Venice Beach, one little hotel that smells like cookies.

Come crisp December nights, this fairly plain neighborhood becomes a holiday dream world.

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

The quiet canyon has a tumultuous history involving a doomsday cult.

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

This star-studded Old Hollywood restaurant is where fettuccine Alfredo made its United States debut.

Nancy Thompson's Home from "A Nightmare on Elm Street."

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