A library of rare occult books in Los Angeles.

The so-called "Statue of Liberty of Los Angeles" is on a one mutant mission to keep L.A. weird.

Magical-looking cottages that inspired one of the most famous animated films ever.

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.

An enchanted arts space which assumes infinite identities.

Pay your respects to a folk-punk legend.

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

Small museum packed with artifacts recovered by the man rumored to be the real-life inspiration for Indiana Jones.

Los Angeles's oldest cemetery allows visitors to trace the history of this proud city.

A hospital closed seemingly in the middle of operations, leaving behind fodder for horror films and ghost hunters.

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

This Los Angeles animation studio is keeping the wonder of stop motion puppetry alive.

Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.

A 9 year-old boy’s elaborate cardboard arcade in his father’s used auto parts store.

A one-of-a-kind collection of a unique medium.

Once a purveyor of Santeria supplies, religious products , and household sundries, now closed.

This hands-on math museum believes in turning concepts into constructs.

Religion and personal struggle gave birth to this collection of concrete angels.

Pirates had to be ousted from the land where this now ruined Louisiana fortress was built.

This abandoned Civil War fortress is slowly being swallowed by the waters of Lake Borgne.

Once defending the city of New Orleans from invasion by sea, this fort faces an uncertain future.

The crumbling remains of a 19th century fortess.

World's largest precision optical instrument used to detect Einstein's elusive gravity waves.

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.