The final resting place of a space program monolith.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.

A "Titanic" superfan changed his name to Jack and set up this strange shrine to the blockbuster, complete with Korean food and Tarot readings.

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

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

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

Experience a quartz crystal sound bath inside a storied, all-wood sound-chamber.

The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.

A Swedenborgian glass church surrounded by redwoods sits perched atop a massive landslide area.

Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.

"Looks so real, it's scary!"

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

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

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.

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

Panorama exhibition hall in old silent theater with a beautiful backyard garden.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.