Eclectic collection of dark and macabre antiques.

A huge collection of rocks, gems, and crystals.

At 130 years old and 126 feet tall, it is the largest known example of the rare Torrey pine tree.

Home of the "Father of Forestry."

Common all over Japan, kōbans are small community police boxes, and now one is guarding one of L.A.’s megamalls.

"The greatest unknown literary treasure in Los Angeles."

Rising out of miles of farmland, these buttes are sometimes called the world's smallest mountain range.

I Street Bridge is the heaviest swinging center bridge in the United States.

A decommissioned Naval base now rents itself out for people who want to blow stuff up.

Where a great scandal unfolded with a famous female revivalist at its center.

An art collective teaching the more fiery, metal-y art forms.

A classic American barn that was the home of a classic American television star.

This whimsical seashell-shaped place of worship was designed to blend into its surroundings.

Over one million bird-related artifacts await.

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

Dentist's hated concrete colossi are now beloved icons of the community.

Nose around a unique collection of more than 300 natural aromas used to craft perfume fragrances.

This abandoned motel doesn't welcome guests anymore, but decay and a creepy atmosphere still call it home.

A creepy steel gremlin has protected the Bay Bridge since 1989.

This museum boasts the ninth-largest collection of insects in North America.

A burial ground of rusting metal grave markers.

A private home built to resemble the shape of a microscopic creature.

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.

Nursery with extensive collection of flesh-eating plants operated by the author of "The Savage Garden."