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

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

One of the largest helium balloons in the U.S. is a 112-foot ginormous orange.

The oldest attraction in Disneyland is a prehistoric stump that Walt may have bought for his wife.

This midcentury LA bar was the birthplace of tiki culture.

The hidden jewel of Disneyland: a members only playground for the Disney elite.

This mysterious and creepy location instills a strong sense of foreboding in all visitors.

Working mining and drilling equipment demonstrate 150 years of energy history.

The small family-run business has kept alive the fading art of creating beautiful handmade book covers.

A shockingly detailed small scale recreation of the temples of Abu Simbel.

These structures were inspired by both Native American shelters as well as, strangely, an ice cream shop.

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

A cult following celebrates the legend that belies this curious podiatrists' office sign which has worked its way into song, literature, animation, and the visual arts.

This temple, built by an eccentric religious leader before his death, sits guarded and in ruins.

Machinery left over from California's once thriving mercury industry now attracts artists and explorers.

A simple statue outside a California Amtrak station honors the overlooked contributions of the "silent spikes."

This simple highway curve has become a comedic pilgrimage site.

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.

This vintage car parts store is also a museum devoted to a squat little gem of automotive history.

According to legend it was a nap taken under this tree that kicked off the California Gold Rush.

This opulent hotel has been visited by Spider-Man, Charlie's Angels, and the Ghostbusters.

"The greatest unknown literary treasure in Los Angeles."

Hike amid the palm trees that thrive among Southern California's Indio Hills.

A black and white painted wall creates an optical illusion in the California desert.