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

One of the oldest reform schools in the United States, home to wayward boys such as Merle Haggard, now abandoned.

A shrine to a skeleton saint in the city of angels.

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

Her final resting place was intended to be modest and private, but the power of her popularity continues to draw visitors.

A hidden subterranean installation offers a view of the sky.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

Julia Morgan's Moorish-Gothic labyrinth of fountains, trees, natural light and Oakland's notable dead.

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

This brightly made over hotel hides decades of suicide, serial killers, and mysterious deaths.

California's own medieval Italian castle, authentic down to the 300-year-old iron maiden in the dungeon.

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

The abandoned personal amusement park of the King of Pop.

The biggest pinball arcade in the world has over 600 pinball machines, and 300 arcade machines.

A meditative space out of a fantasy story.

The oldest burial ground in the city, final resting place of city founders, Ohlone natives and murderers alike.

Exotic feline breeding compound and conservation center.

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.

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

This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.

This grand mansion has starred in everything from Bones to Buffy.

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

A storybook European village in Berkeley.