This traditional garden in the San Fernando Valley doubled for Star Fleet Academy, and is irrigated entirely by wastewater.

A volcanic tunnel illuminated by natural skylights offers a shaded respite from the desert sun.

Located on 420 acres in the high desert, this spiritual center is dedicated to the "science of the future."

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

A collection of memorabilia from the Beat era in the back of a San Francisco bookstore.

Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.

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

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

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

From pre-war whiskey cocktails to prohibition-era speakeasy secrecy, this bar has seen it all.

A still functioning vaudeville carousel that has operated for over a century boasts a colorful menagerie and past.

The L.A. Zoo has a secret garden of rare bootleg cycads, a palm specimen dating back 280 million years.

A hidden subterranean installation offers a view of the sky.

A bigger-than-life pun that has become a beacon of altruism.

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

These millipedes glow not out of attraction, but as a not-too-subtle warning.

This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.

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

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

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

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

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

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

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.