Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

A dry lake is what remains of a community founded on a real estate scam.

Graffiti-covered ruins that were once part of a farm owned by a mental hospital.

The remnants of a failed socialist commune can still be found just off a California highway.

The site of murders and Satanic cult gatherings.

From Japan to Italy, this California park explores the world's cultures through their gardens.

Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.

A strange mishmash of ruins and abandoned structures hint at the park's many lives.

An Old West film set seen in countless TV shows and movies is open for the public to explore.

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

A glittering South Asian anomaly in a wealthy Los Angeles suburb.

The mysterious, untimely death of a Canned Heat band member still haunts this unfinished home.

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

Remants of foundations, streets, and streetcar tracks inhabit the cliffs where a landslide occurred in 1929.

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

Remains of a Greek freighter trapped off of Rocky Point in 1961.

World War II-era Nazi compound nestled in the Santa Monica hills.

Venue for strange sideshow displays and musical acts.

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.

The remains of the first punk club in L.A.

Hidden in the hills of Hollywood, this secluded Oz-themed garden is dotted with dozens of thrones.

This collector's home is a constant work in progress.

These two monoliths have stood at the entrance to the neighborhood since the days it was called "Hollywoodland."

Where the leftovers of love affairs can live on forever.