The Zalud family experienced a number of tragedies in one decade, giving rise to rumors that the 19th century house is haunted.

A master of deception, Harry Houdini's greatest trick may have been living in two places at once.

An Old West film set seen in countless TV shows and movies is open for the public to explore.

Oakland's beautiful monumental cemetery.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

The rest of him lived another 61 years and was buried elsewhere.

This historic California cemetery holds the bodies of veterans of both the Civil War and the Donner Party.

Hollywood's oldest hotel is the site of the first Academy Awards, the birthplace of Marilyn Monroe's career, and the home of Montgomery Clift's ghost.

Where the writer penned his famous story about a jumping frog.

The Empire Mine is "one of the oldest, largest, deepest, longest and richest gold mines in California."

Before it was abandoned and left to rust alongside the road, this riverboat starred in a John Wayne movie.

One woman's Viking Castle on Lake Tahoe.

A brooding mansion of clinker brick stands out among the Victorian houses of Pacific Heights.

This rare tortoise skeleton has been hanging around the downtown Los Angeles museum for over a century.

Rare collectibles from automated musical instruments to 250 unique automobiles.

This museum looks at the history of one of America's most famous prisons and most beloved albums.

A working model of the entire San Francisco Bay and much of the Sacramento River Delta, complete with regular tides that change every 14 minutes.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

This abandoned boat was left in place thanks to its rotting beauty.

Neoclassical Revival mansion and set of horror cult classic Phantasm.

A small medical museum with a recreated doctor's office.

Bits and pieces from the ill-fated Donner Party's winter cabins.

This infamous prison has a store where you can buy goods crafted by incarcerated people.

In the early 1900s, hundreds of Black Americans found opportunity in this now-abandoned rural community.