A plaque outside the San Jose airport commemorates the insect's arrival to the West Coast.

The rest of him lived another 61 years and was buried elsewhere.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

This stunning sea creature-shaped home blends into the landscape like a fantasy villa.

Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.

This graveyard is the eternal home of the residents of a vanished California town.

The most unique castle in all of Southern California, entirely constructed from repurposed materials.

The site of murders and Satanic cult gatherings.

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

An unfortunate geological resemblance to Satan has labeled this Pasadena gorge as a passage to the underworld.

The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

Bug-devouring flora are the stars of a special wing of the glass conservatory.

A volcanic tunnel illuminated by natural skylights offers a shaded respite from the desert sun.

Before it was abandoned and left to rust alongside the road, this riverboat starred in a John Wayne movie.

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

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

This corn maze so big you may want to pack a lunch, and possibly a flaregun.

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.