Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.

Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

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

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

An expansive book store, art gallery, and curio shop with wares ranging from tarot cards to novelty socks.

An iconic location along the Los Angeles River where countless movie scenes are filmed.

Large but largely ignored, these 42 life-size Liberty Bell replicas were a peculiar, unexplained feature on the facade of a Macy's department store.

These two monoliths have stood at the entrance to the neighborhood since the days it was called "Hollywoodland."

This stockpile of junked electronic and mechanical gadgets is a favorite among Hollywood prop masters.

This collector's home is a constant work in progress.

A visionary, futuristic sculpture in Los Angeles that never met its extraterrestrial potential.

This forgotten Frank Lloyd Wright house is an architectural marvel at the end of a sleepy residential street.

The hotel room where Janis Joplin tragically died has now become a makeshift shrine to the singer.

An increasingly eccentric apartment building, topped with winged beasties.

This traditional garden in the San Fernando Valley doubled for Star Fleet Academy, and is irrigated entirely by wastewater.