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

Whiskey lovers, this is your happy place.

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

A one-of-a-kind collection of a unique medium.

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

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

This California estate was either haunted by ghosts or the Marx brothers.

An unreal vintage shop that wears its dadaist influence on its zombie fish.

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

Venue for strange sideshow displays and musical acts.

Once a place of peaceful repose, this sanitarium now faces an uncertain future.

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.

A strange mishmash of ruins and abandoned structures hint at the park's many lives.

Though tiki culture has gone in and out of fashion, the Tonga Hut has always been flying the flag in Los Angeles.

World's oldest operating science fiction and fantasy club, once home to Ray Bradbury and L. Ron Hubbard.

"Looks so real, it's scary!"

Abandoned Air Force base that has fallen into disrepair.

A cow in the road might subvert the flow of traffic but this one's above it all, quite literally.

From Japan to Italy, this California park explores the world's cultures through their gardens.

A basement full of treasures lies beneath this inn that has worn many hats throughout its 140+ years.

Graffiti-covered ruins that were once part of a farm owned by a mental hospital.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

Hundreds of trees made from glass bottles make up this forest on Route 66.

The remnants of a failed socialist commune can still be found just off a California highway.