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

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

Venue for strange sideshow displays and musical acts.

Hidden in the hills of Hollywood, this secluded Oz-themed garden is dotted with dozens of thrones.

One man's homage to the sun continues to grow like a glass fractal.

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

Remants of foundations, streets, and streetcar tracks inhabit the cliffs where a landslide occurred in 1929.

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

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

Oakland's beautiful monumental cemetery.

A hardware store Buddha statue installed to deter vandalism wound up attracting Vietnamese immigrants who came to pray.

From buttons to beads, flounces to fripperies, this textile museum and shop honors the history of needlework.

The first mural ever dedicated to the women of the Black Panther Party.

A massive ultra-modern church presents a science-fiction view of Catholicism's inclusive future.

This bakery sits on the site of the Black Panther Party's first headquarters.

This New York florist also sells traditional tofu pudding.

A restored 1920s cascade stairway provides one of the best views of Oakland's Lake Merritt.

Steinbeck's old stomping grounds, immortalized in Cannery Row.

The beautiful behemoth is one of the largest trees of its kind in the United States.

The real faces of Venice beach captured on Romanesque columns.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

The ruins of the castle that chemicals built.

Hidden in the Santa Ynez Mountains off Highway 154, this tiny restaurant once served as a stagecoach stop.