This serene oasis in an affluent Los Angeles neighborhood holds some of Gandhi's ashes and got Elvis into Eastern Philosophy.

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

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

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

Ingenious bakery opens up the first Cupcake ATM at their flagship location in Beverly Hills.

Julia Morgan's Moorish-Gothic labyrinth of fountains, trees, natural light and Oakland's notable dead.

Acres of natural wonders left behind by a socialite-turned-gardener.

The restored and active Victorian-era final resting place of San Francisco.

This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.

California's own medieval Italian castle, authentic down to the 300-year-old iron maiden in the dungeon.

Rodin's famous depiction of Dante's 'Inferno', amidst a sculpture garden of many of his other works.

A prohibition-style speakeasy takes up residence in the last Victorian residence in Hollywood.

A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

A Swedenborgian glass church surrounded by redwoods sits perched atop a massive landslide area.

Eclectic collection of dark and macabre antiques.

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

One man's homage to the sun continues to grow like a glass fractal.

Panorama exhibition hall in old silent theater with a beautiful backyard garden.

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

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.