The photographs of "fairies" that fooled much of the world (including the creator of Sherlock Homes) were taken at this English stream.

On this island, you suck away your garbage via an elaborate pneumatic tube system.

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

The final resting place of a space program monolith.

The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.

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

One man's vast collection of artifacts and ephemera from matchbooks and postcards to vintage neon signs and cars.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

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

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

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

Hidden in the hills of Hollywood, this secluded Oz-themed garden is dotted with dozens of thrones.

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

A library of rare occult books in Los Angeles.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

Venue for strange sideshow displays and musical acts.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."

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

The thousands of shades on display — some toxic, others impossibly rare — are a library of more than just color.

The gravestone of the suffragist leader attracted extra visitors during the 2016 election.

One of the last few places in Manhattan that employed a pneumatic systemic keeps it on display.