The hotel room where Janis Joplin tragically died has now become a makeshift shrine to the singer.

Dozens of feral felines rule a segment of Hollywood's only graveyard.

Nancy Thompson's Home from "A Nightmare on Elm Street."

The L.A. Zoo has a secret garden of rare bootleg cycads, a palm specimen dating back 280 million years.

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

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

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

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

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

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

This small, unassuming, nursery plays hosts to some unique plant life.

Known as one of the most climbed mountains in the world, this barren peak is permanently bald thanks to an anti-wolf fire.

Former abode of notable poet, complete with literary references and stories of ghosts.

Stumps of an Ice Age forest, visible only at low tide.

This narrow canyon has been carved by the river over thousands of years into spectacular and curious forms.

A short nature trail winds through the greatest works of poet Robert Frost.

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

Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.

A seasonal movie monster museum featuring wax creations by a relative of one of the original Universal Studios monsters.

The ancient past meets the retro-future at these dinosaur tracks that are protected by a geodesic dome.

After it was swallowed by a Georgian mansion, this medieval castle remained forgotten for centuries.

This single room has survived the centuries with almost no deterioration.

Experience what life was like in Ireland during the Viking and medieval ages.

More than 5,000 artifacts donated by the people of the city, plus a room entirely devoted to the band U2.