This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

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

One of the ghostly stops along Route 66.

One of Hollywood’s favorite government buildings.

An Airy Would-Be Solution to a Housing Shortage.

The simple auditorium that launched a pop icon's career into the stratosphere.

NASA's leading space science lab started by a co-founder with deep ties to the occult.

Hiding amid the largest camellia collection in the country lies a charming children's maze, donated by a secret admirer.

A hospital closed seemingly in the middle of operations, leaving behind fodder for horror films and ghost hunters.

The so-called "Statue of Liberty of Los Angeles" is on a one mutant mission to keep L.A. weird.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

This opulent hotel has been visited by Spider-Man, Charlie's Angels, and the Ghostbusters.

Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.

Legendary frontman of the Doors looms in this giant mural by famed Venice muralist, Rip Cronk.

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

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

Come crisp December nights, this fairly plain neighborhood becomes a holiday dream world.

A bright California graveyard with a decidedly dark side.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

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

A three-story, three-dimensional hobo clown in a tutu welcomes CVS shoppers.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

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

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