Magical-looking cottages that inspired one of the most famous animated films ever.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

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

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House On Haunted Hil" to a robot hunter's pad.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high power conical Tesla Coil.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

The crown jewel of the Queens Museum is a nearly 10,000-square-foot architectural model of the city originally built for the 1964 World's Fair.

The site of a tragic massacre that spawned a multimedia franchise.

A mysterious air force base built to resemble a Long Island fishing village.

This Maine bridge may be the last wire-supported bridge of its type in the world.

A century after his death, this covered bridge still calls to mind the plein air painter who loved it.

Working wool mill used as the exterior for the mill in the 1990 horror film "Graveyard Shift."

This handsome giant is said to mark the birthplace of the mythical woodsman and even had a cameo in a Stephen King novel.

This 19th century granite fortification is one of the most well preserved forts in New England.

Toy museum in a former tavern is the expression of one man's life pursuit of the aesthetic power of cartoon imagery.

Every plane, auto, and bicycle in this collection is kept in working order and are regularly demonstrated to the public.

The highest point in Maine is a grand gift to the state citizens that also happens to be one end of the Appalachian Trail.

This bleach-white graveyard overlooking the ocean is accessed through a tunnel.