Everyone remembers Laurie Strode from Halloween, but this is the house where most of the blood was shed.

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

The remains of the first punk club in L.A.

This glamorous old building is said to have inspired the Tower of Terror.

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

A prohibition-style speakeasy takes up residence in the last Victorian residence in Hollywood.

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

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

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

It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

A magnificent, reportedly haunted mansion built for a composer by Spiritualists.

Lemon Grove, California is known for its giant lemon...and mummified bodies.

World War II-era Nazi compound nestled in the Santa Monica hills.

This 75-year-old Shakespearean sculpture is painted by a local artist for every season.

This large collection of tiny things revels in the art of fine machinery well made.

Where there's quartz, there must be gold. Thus is the story of the mines of Julian, and the titillating times of the Gold Rush.

Mexican food and folk art.

Costumed elves and mountain bikers co-exist peacefully at this abandoned Christmas-themed adventure park.

Along a California highway is a kind of Jurassic Park made of metal.

In this roadside "community for the small," abandoned toys gain new lives.

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

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

World's largest collection devoted to one fruit.