The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.

Abandoned bridge hidden deep in the San Gabriel Mountains.

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

Finale of "William Tell Overture" can be heard as drivers pass over grooves in the road.

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

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

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

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.

A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.

This midcentury LA bar was the birthplace of tiki culture.

A surreal, Gaudi-inspired play space near an Anaheim community center.

The site of murders and Satanic cult gatherings.

This monster board rode a monster wave to break two world records.

One of the only known surviving coconut palm trees in the entire state.

The hidden jewel of Disneyland: a members only playground for the Disney elite.

Megachurch turned Catholic church comprised of 10,000 glass panes.

This faux-seedy Japanese arcade is made up to look like a maze of alleys straight out of a cyberpunk dystopia.

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

Go through the looking glass in Tokyo's Wonderland-themed shop.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.

An astounding annual light display honors the victims of one of Japan's most devastating earthquakes.