A beloved carnival gets a modern makeover in Los Angeles.

Gnomes have their very own bonsai-landscaped settlement on a university campus.

This graveyard is the eternal home of the residents of a vanished California town.

The creator of the carousel's bingo-pinball hybrid survives in California's oldest gaming establishment.

One doctor's retirement plan included opening this award-winning Mexican-Indian eatery on the ground floor of a hospital.

The final resting place of the songwriter who penned “Take Me Out To The Ball Game."

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

This mysterious and creepy location instills a strong sense of foreboding in all visitors.

This 75-year-old Shakespearean sculpture is painted by a local artist for every season.

An unexpected and peaceful oasis on a hillside.

About 80% of all U.S. avocados are descendants of Rudolph Hass's glorious tree.

A non-native grove of 241 redwoods in Southern California.

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

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

Museum dedicated to the preservation of surf culture.

This midcentury LA bar was the birthplace of tiki culture.

A small sculpture garden that provides a microcosmic representation of California.

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

An emporium for the weird, creepy, rare, and just plain gross.

The seamy, underground secrets of Portland's criminal past.