A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.

Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

Dioramas and animatronics lead you through the story of Bhagavad-gita, the Indian literary classic.

Hiding amid the largest camellia collection in the country lies a charming children's maze, donated by a secret admirer.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

Once a purveyor of Santeria supplies, religious products , and household sundries, now closed.

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

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."

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

Because there's no place like home.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

This star-studded Old Hollywood restaurant is where fettuccine Alfredo made its United States debut.

The decor of this Hollywood movie palace just barely predated the opening of King Tut's tomb.

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

A long-vacant Scottish Rite temple in Hollywood has been converted into an art museum filled with Masonic relics.

A spiritual retreat in the heart of Los Angeles offers stunning gardens and a labyrinth to lose yourself in.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

Secret US military film studio in the Hollywood Hills.

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

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

A bright California graveyard with a decidedly dark side.