A Romanesque sanctuary of calm amid the bustle of downtown Los Angeles.

This traditional garden in the San Fernando Valley doubled for Star Fleet Academy, and is irrigated entirely by wastewater.

A cozy bookstore is tucked within an old gold mine shaft beneath the cafe and ice cream shop.

Mexican food and folk art.

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

A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.

A shrine to a skeleton saint in the city of angels.

This collector's home is a constant work in progress.

This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House On Haunted Hil" to a robot hunter's pad.

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

Gnomes have their very own bonsai-landscaped settlement on a university campus.

The man who first patented the Ouija board rests in peace beneath a headstone that playfully reflects that achievement.

A temple devoted to inner esoteric mysteries located in a California commercial strip.

San Franciscans leave gifts and messages for the magical beings that live behind the tiny, mysterious door installed on a tree in Golden Gate Park.

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

Unlock the secrets of the conjuring arts.

Where religious effigies, magic soaps, and occult candles are brought to customers at wholesale prices.

This hill is known for its connection to the occult in Slavic tradition.

The world's largest collection of witchcraft regalia.

This house covered in art created with volcanic rocks is shrouded in macabre lore.

A black cottonwood gets a second life as a home for books.

Visitors to this library are in for a real-world education in modernist architecture.

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

Appropriation-friendly collection of books, periodicals, and more.