A ghost town at the airport is now a refuge for blue butterflies.

This grand mansion has starred in everything from Bones to Buffy.

Magical-looking cottages that inspired one of the most famous animated films ever.

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

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

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

"Looks so real, it's scary!"

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

A library of rare occult books in Los Angeles.

A prohibition-style speakeasy takes up residence in the last Victorian residence in Hollywood.

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

This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House On Haunted Hil" to a robot hunter's pad.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high power conical Tesla Coil.

The largest natural travertine bridge in the world is nestled in a small canyon in central Arizona.

Abandoned concert venue legendary for its rock counterculture.

Enormous small-business mecca in the Midwest, serving dozens of artists.

A wacky two-story folk-art assemblage of carved and found objects, with lights, motion, and sound now in need of financial support.

The world's oldest operating jazz club has been in operation since May 1934.

Once defending the city of New Orleans from invasion by sea, this fort faces an uncertain future.

This abandoned Civil War fortress is slowly being swallowed by the waters of Lake Borgne.

This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

Despite the ever pressing encroachment of urban sprawl this grand New Orleans manse still stands.

In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.