Crumbling pink walls and murder memorials preserve the pioneer history of Joshua Tree.

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

The mysterious, untimely death of a Canned Heat band member still haunts this unfinished home.

A large sculptural artwork and garden in Escondido, California.

One of the largest fleets of armored vehicles in the world, sitting out in the California desert.

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

This hilltop park offers magnificent views and a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece.

This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.

A spiritual retreat in the heart of Los Angeles offers stunning gardens and a labyrinth to lose yourself in.

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House On Haunted Hil" to a robot hunter's pad.

Most famous work of one of Frank Lloyd Wright's sons.

One man's homage to the sun continues to grow like a glass fractal.

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

A castle that was built stone by stone by an eccentric journalist.

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

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

Graffiti-covered ruins that were once part of a farm owned by a mental hospital.

The one-time watch house for incoming ships at the Golden Gate now stands abandoned and hidden in trees.

Buildings from the fictional planet of Tatooine still litter the Tunisian desert.

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

A bomb shelter and some fireplaces are all that remain of the house Fred Roberts tried so hard to keep standing.