Fantastic stories on a miniature railroad.

Castle and secret tunnel withstood a siege until its owner was killed by the Holy Roman Empire, while sitting on the toilet.

This Croatian fairytale castle is slowly falling apart thanks to years of neglect.

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

Former 1954 Del Mar Train Station now serves signature cocktails and delightful culinary treats, and still operates as a Metro stop.

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

Two men, two visionaries of Venice Beach, one little hotel that smells like cookies.

Legendary prop shop filled with one man's collection of scientific curiosities.

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

Exotic feline breeding compound and conservation center.

An abandoned Jazz Age dream home and con man's hideout in Death Valley.

A house built from trash known as the poor man's Hearst Castle.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

Eclectic collection of dark and macabre antiques.

One of the oldest reform schools in the United States, home to wayward boys such as Merle Haggard, now abandoned.

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

Over 300 taxidermied animals in a Californian restaurant make for a taxidermist's dream and an animal lover's nightmare.

Neoclassical Revival mansion and set of horror cult classic Phantasm.

A comprehensive collection of Pez dispensers.

Once the gateway to the utopian dream-village of a Civil War embalmer.

The one-time watch house for incoming ships at the Golden Gate now stands abandoned and hidden in trees.

Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.

The modest home of the very immodest dancer who cost a king his crown.

A storybook European village in Berkeley.