Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

Once strictly off-limits, this lower level housing curious and priceless vehicles of the Petersen Automotive Museum is now open to the public.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

Storybook cottage in Beverly Hills was once the site of 1920s silent film studio, affectionately known as "The Witch's House."

Los Angeles's oldest cemetery allows visitors to trace the history of this proud city.

This family mausoleum is steeped in symbolism and looks more like a fantasy location than a grave.

A bigger-than-life pun that has become a beacon of altruism.

The location of the last stand of Charles Manson's doomsday cult.

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

A former utopian healing center created by a huckster and built by derelicts.

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

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

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.

A crumbling wizard is one of the final reminders of a roadside Middle Earth.

This stoic, if derpy, giant stands as a monument to Oregon's statehood and the novelty culture of yesteryear.

The peaceful gravesite of a rugged wild west gunman echoes the touching story of his last days.

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

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

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

A winding path built in secret on the edge of the continent.

Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.

Her final resting place was intended to be modest and private, but the power of her popularity continues to draw visitors.

A still functioning vaudeville carousel that has operated for over a century boasts a colorful menagerie and past.

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.