Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

A "haunted" landmark on the coast of Southern California.

World's largest collection devoted to one fruit.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

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

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

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

A ghost town originally established and governed solely by Black Americans seeking a place of their own, free from discrimination.

A water tower shaped like a giant coffee pot looms over a small Swedish village in Central California.

An underground mansion with fruit-bearing trees and grapes growing beneath the surface of central California.

This Hollywood dive houses a mural painted by the artists who animated its namesake film.

Dozens of lights dangle from the branches of what may be the brightest tree in Los Angeles.

There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.

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

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

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

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

You'll find the little birds tucked within the rocks of this Australian beach.

The largest collection of Indigenous Australian artifacts in the world, and the rare museum where wood-and-glass cabinets have trumped interactive exhibits.

This eccentric cave dwelling is bizarre even by the standards of a subterranean town.

Occult books, tarot, oddities.