The "Kill Bill Church" was transformed into a place of worship after a long Hollywood history.

Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.

A glittering South Asian anomaly in a wealthy Los Angeles suburb.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

“It's the quality” (but probably also the drive-through donut tunnel) that has attracted diners since 1968.

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

A common entry point to the Griffith Observatory trail holds its own wonders.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

This sculpture perfectly models the molecular structure of a drug that was never produced.

This giant pocket watch is the third iteration of a local landmark that has been standing just off the Santa Fe Plaza for over 100 years.

Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed.

An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.

This nondescript tunnel has been featured in a number of iconic movies, from “Roger Rabbit” to “Back to the Future.”

The lead horse on a Disneyland merry-go-round that is older than the park itself.

Inside this library, the history of Los Angeles is retold through a mural.

A cobblestone alley with an interesting past.

Two groundbreaking brothers from Pasadena.

Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.

Pasadena glamour turned government issue.

A Masterpiece with a Tragic History.

This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.

A monument to the 17,000 Chinese who worked and died to build Canada's Pacific Railway.