Formerly known as Saville Theatre, this mid-20th-century entertainment hub includes an ornate frieze.

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

A Cold War site complete with rusty structures, hiking trails, and beautiful views.

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

The final resting place of one of Hollywood’s most prolific and talented actors is on the grounds of a California Mission.

Acres of natural wonders left behind by a socialite-turned-gardener.

Explore more than 130,000 new and used books in the "world's largest outdoor bookstore."

This haunted hotel built on natural springs once served as a hospital for a quack doctor promising a cure for cancer.

An extravagant western hotel where every floor is the "ground floor."

This futuristically sylvan church is a glass-enclosed marvel of modern architecture.

A hillbilly theme park that proved so unpopular the land wouldn't even sell on eBay after it closed.

The quiet canyon has a tumultuous history involving a doomsday cult.

This traditional garden in the San Fernando Valley doubled for Star Fleet Academy, and is irrigated entirely by wastewater.

One man's vast collection of artifacts and ephemera from matchbooks and postcards to vintage neon signs and cars.

Peak named for an old man who liked to run in the nude.

This monumental Jesus is often referred to as "Our Milk Carton With Arms."

The Old Mill shown in the opening credits of “Gone With the Wind” is actually fairly new, and was never a mill at all.

This Little Rock legend has survived decades of rowdy crowds, three fires, and a zombie wedding.

World's first "penitentiary," meant to be humane, drove men insane.

Philadelphia boasts one of the best — and most often overlooked — traditional Japanese gardens in North America.

The oldest surviving botanic garden in the United States.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

The first American department store, and home to the largest operating musical instrument in the world.