An homage to the man who built California's version of Venice.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

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

During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.

A fashion designer's dazzling world of Japanese collectibles is hidden in a warehouse downtown.

The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.

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

America's first public mental health facility.

A former mental hospital founded in the 1930s by a eugenicist who advocated for the forced sterilization of patients.

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

This "second" cemetery represents New Orleans' attempt to keep cholera at bay.

One man's extraordinary topiary garden in a small South Carolina town.

Jule Körner's house full of bizarre architectural details.

Heron, whitewater rapids, and urban industrialism all add to the beauty of this concrete nature walk.