A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

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.

Dozens of feral felines rule a segment of Hollywood's only graveyard.

The neighborhood shop is a sort of tiny cactus museum full of exotic specimens you can take home.

What began with a single, 357-pound chunk of the Canyon Diablo meteorite grew to be an impressive collection. 

The L.A. Zoo has a secret garden of rare bootleg cycads, a palm specimen dating back 280 million years.

Everyone remembers Laurie Strode from Halloween, but this is the house where most of the blood was shed.

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

A castle that was built stone by stone by an eccentric journalist.

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

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

Left untouched since a double murder-suicide in the 1960s, Los Feliz murder mansion remains a neighborhood mystery.

Venue for strange sideshow displays and musical acts.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

Southern California’s Theme Park Beginnings.

Whiskey lovers, this is your happy place.

A nursery specializing in strange and beautiful succulents and cacti.