Filled with goldfish swimming in a shallow pool of sea water, this ancient crypt is more wishing well than burial site.

Arcadia is home to a haven for nature geeks and 80s TV lovers alike.

Gnomes have their very own bonsai-landscaped settlement on a university campus.

An unexpected and peaceful oasis on a hillside.

This beautiful ridge-top trail is dotted by tiny homes apparently built by a group of itinerant fairies.

This traditional garden in the San Fernando Valley doubled for Star Fleet Academy, and is irrigated entirely by wastewater.

An unreal vintage shop that wears its dadaist influence on its zombie fish.

A historic hotel that made a cameo in Hitchcock's classic film has no intention of letting guests forget its fame.

Acres of natural wonders left behind by a socialite-turned-gardener.

The L.A. Zoo has a secret garden of rare bootleg cycads, a palm specimen dating back 280 million years.

San Franciscans leave gifts and messages for the magical beings that live behind the tiny, mysterious door installed on a tree in Golden Gate Park.

The site of murders and Satanic cult gatherings.

Travelers exchange letters with woodland creatures at this mini post office.

Big gun installations, built over a massive cemetery, now abandoned & hidden in trees.

A meditative space out of a fantasy story.

This serene oasis in an affluent Los Angeles neighborhood holds some of Gandhi's ashes and got Elvis into Eastern Philosophy.

Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.

A favorite haunt of dinosaur loving children and hallucinogen loving hippies alike.

A pair of slides and a tree-lined stair corridor have been an urban oasis for nearly 40 years.

Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

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

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

Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.