A classic carnival ride that was carved to be untouchable.

This tiny movie theater was the last one in the U.S. constructed in the Nuevo Deco architectural style.

An entire town preserved as a historic landmark.

With over 340,000 artifacts and counting, there is something for everyone, often called the "Smithsonian of the West."

The oldest continuously-operating Chinese restaurant in the United States has been in business since 1911.

This off-the-beaten-path abandoned town is a relic of Montana's silver mining boom.

Mining town from the late 1890s, once home to Calamity Jane.

This amazingly preserved Gold Rush town is a historian's dream.

An underground mansion with fruit-bearing trees and grapes growing beneath the surface of central California.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.

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

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

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

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

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

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

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

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

Over a century old, this restored Victorian building is surrounded by a lush garden filled with rare palms.

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.

An enormous artwork that colorfully celebrates over 150 years of US military achievements.

A brooding mansion of clinker brick stands out among the Victorian houses of Pacific Heights.