A modern day curiosity cabinet.

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

The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.

This memorial pyramid marker honors one of the United States Government's first official camel riders.

Get up close to emus and ostriches, or buy their tasty meat.

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

The ruins of the castle that chemicals built.

Rare collectibles from automated musical instruments to 250 unique automobiles.

An academy where anyone can train in the exciting acrobatic sports of parkour and freerunning.

The final resting place of a space program monolith.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

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

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

Panorama exhibition hall in old silent theater with a beautiful backyard garden.

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

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high power conical Tesla Coil.

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

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

Finale of "William Tell Overture" can be heard as drivers pass over grooves in the road.

This immigrant bridge once spanned the Thames but is now a fixture of an Arizona city.