The cobbled together compound of a deceased artist which now serves as a filming location.

NASA's leading space science lab started by a co-founder with deep ties to the occult.

Victoriana on Orange Grove Avenue.

Southern California’s Theme Park Beginnings.

A rare surviving example of a pre-WWII Japanese garden, restored after years of neglect.

A stellar example of Art & Crafts architecture, and a movie set to boot.

A landmark for a trailblazer for female architects and the designer of one of the most famous and opulent buildings in California.

Small museum packed with artifacts recovered by the man rumored to be the real-life inspiration for Indiana Jones.

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

A library of rare occult books in Los Angeles.

Sit at the "Disney table,” where Walt and his team of "imagineers" once dined on the regular.

The house where Good Will Hunting was written is a surreal fairytale abode.

Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.

Beautiful Victorian buildings from L.A.'s forgotten architectural past.

Hidden above a drug store on a nondescript corner of Lincoln Heights is a private clubhouse for intrepid explorers.

This store is dedicated to unique found footage and the strangeness of pre-internet pop-culture.

L.A.'s oldest operating bowling alley is a beautifully restored homage to its speakeasy days.

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

An old vending machine serves up unpredictable beverages from its seemingly magical insides.

A colorful architectural gem in Seattle's uniquely modern Central Library.

A California city claims to be the home of a fast-food classic.

The famous blue house from the classic horror film "Halloween" is now a local landmark.

The site of the house Jack Parsons made famous both in life and death.

A popular place to pick up prehistoric coral fossils from the time when Michigan was an ocean.