A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.

A shrine to a skeleton saint in the city of angels.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

Beautiful Victorian buildings from L.A.'s forgotten architectural past.

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

The oldest continuously operating church in California.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

Twin Peaks' real life Double R Diner has been restored to its damn fine television look.

Behind legendary Meltdown Comics is a marker for an engineered musical roadway of the Tehachapi, the great road builders of Kcymaerxthaere.

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

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

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.

A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.

On a barren hillside in the Yucca Valley, the recently restored Desert Christ Park has attracted pilgrims and kitsch hunters for over 50 years.

An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.

This strange hill on Old Fort Road where gravity works in reverse has been fascinating locals for years.

The last Americana on Route 66.

This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.

Coastal dunes, site of buried Egyptian movie set and former utopian colony.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

The abandoned personal amusement park of the King of Pop.

California's oldest wind harp represents a historic piece of America's Danish history.

Honoring the famed folktale author, this California museum looks like it belongs in the Black Forest.

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