Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

A quirky collection of outsider art made from automobile parts.

A living maritime paradox still floats in the same lake where it was built and resurrected... or was it?

Ghost stories surrounded this “castle,” the only structure from a huge mansion that was never built.

Cleveland's giant "free" stamp is a nod to the Civil War, but was misinterpreted for years.

Unique collection containing a wide and curious range of contraceptive items.

A bar, burger joint, and arcade housed in a late 19th-century church building.

Dedicated to the art and science of glass in equal measure, this space is as much laboratory as museum.

There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.

The mall's looks were inspired by the cowboy extras who used to meet up—and cause real trouble—at this Hollywood hub.

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

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

An expansive book store, art gallery, and curio shop with wares ranging from tarot cards to novelty socks.

Because there's no place like home.

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

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

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

Left untouched since a double murder-suicide in the 1960s, Los Feliz murder mansion remains a neighborhood mystery.

Pay your respects to a folk-punk legend.

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

This forgotten Frank Lloyd Wright house is an architectural marvel at the end of a sleepy residential street.

The dramatic upward-curving roof is one of the most iconic examples of Googie architecture that still stands today.

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

A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.