Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

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

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.

A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.

A pair of slides and a tree-lined stair corridor have been an urban oasis for nearly 40 years.

Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.

There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.

A museum befitting the city responsible for supplying the majority of the world's LSD.

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

Venue for strange sideshow displays and musical acts.

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

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

A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.

One man's homage to the sun continues to grow like a glass fractal.

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

A winding path built in secret on the edge of the continent.

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

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

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

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