This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.

A one-of-a-kind collection of a unique medium.

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

The most unique castle in all of Southern California, entirely constructed from repurposed materials.

The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

World's largest collection devoted to one fruit.

The unusual burial monument of Arizona's first governor.

A mysterious "wedding cake" castle in the middle of the urban desert.

This memorial pyramid marker honors one of the United States Government's first official camel riders.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

Where there's quartz, there must be gold. Thus is the story of the mines of Julian, and the titillating times of the Gold Rush.

Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.

World War II-era Nazi compound nestled in the Santa Monica hills.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

A former utopian healing center created by a huckster and built by derelicts.

This Los Angeles animation studio is keeping the wonder of stop motion puppetry alive.

Hidden in the hills of Hollywood, this secluded Oz-themed garden is dotted with dozens of thrones.

Gift shop offering toe tags and chalk body beach towels tucked into a coroner's office.

Acres of natural wonders left behind by a socialite-turned-gardener.

360-degree virtual reality chamber physically immerses scientists into their data.

The ruins of the castle that chemicals built.

Hidden in the back of a disused small town hotel is a dive bar shellacked with over a million pennies.