A common entry point to the Griffith Observatory trail holds its own wonders.

The so-called "Statue of Liberty of Los Angeles" is on a one mutant mission to keep L.A. weird.

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

These banned cigarette vending machines now sell little pieces of pocket-sized art.

Decades' worth of lost and forgotten objects make up the collection of this tantalizingly odd little museum.

A collection of haunted objects and macabre oddities under one roof.

A carousel trades in its classic horses and calliope for endangered species, native flora and fauna, and a modern soundtrack.

Dozens of lights dangle from the branches of what may be the brightest tree in Los Angeles.

A one-of-a-kind collection of a unique medium.

This store is dedicated to unique found footage and the strangeness of pre-internet pop-culture.

This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.

Rifle through images of skyscrapers, Worlds Fairs, and more in the largest public postcard repository in America.

A gregarious Ohio resident has been building his whimsical temple to peace for decades.

A subterranean world of tunnels links several buildings of this rare 19th-century asylum.

Former self-sufficient mental institution now a planned community.

This enchanting forest trail leads to ethereal abodes and a giant bird's nest.

It leads to a former hospital’s old root cellar.

A former limestone quarry has found a new life as a flourishing community garden.

This burger joint is named after everyone's favorite carnival prize and is adorned with a giant one over the door.

Take a drunken tour inside the world's largest known geode.

This sprawling bookstore spans four floors and has more than a million books in stock.

This sign designates the road that leads to the infamous Area 51.

A tribute to the life and work of the beloved "Peanuts" cartoonist.

A New York garbage depot holds a secret collection of weird and wonderful refuse.