These subterranean storage areas hold emergency water reserves.

A large sculptural artwork and garden in Escondido, California.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

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

Museum dedicated to the preservation of surf culture.

Iconic Los Angeles residence famous for its 19 statues of Michelangelo's David.

In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.

The John Snow Memorial marks the epicenter of London's 1854 cholera epidemic.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

A little barn in the middle of the city preserving Hollywood treasures since 1985.

A sealed test tube said to hold Thomas Edison's dying breath was given to the inventor's friend and mentee, Henry Ford.

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

Storybook cottage in Beverly Hills was once the site of 1920s silent film studio, affectionately known as "The Witch's House."

Located on 420 acres in the high desert, this spiritual center is dedicated to the "science of the future."

Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.

Abandoned concert venue legendary for its rock counterculture.

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

Megachurch turned Catholic church comprised of 10,000 glass panes.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

Church and home-museum of a 1920s female revivalist preacher with a very sordid past.

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

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

The largest collection of two headed animals in the world.