This brightly made over hotel hides decades of suicide, serial killers, and mysterious deaths.

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

A Masterpiece with a Tragic History.

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

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

A library of rare occult books in Los Angeles.

A hospital closed seemingly in the middle of operations, leaving behind fodder for horror films and ghost hunters.

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

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.

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

Remants of foundations, streets, and streetcar tracks inhabit the cliffs where a landslide occurred in 1929.

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

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

A cemetery full of touching tombstones from a community of railroad workers, uranium miners, and Cold War missile launchers.

A beautiful memorial tells the story of a formerly enslaved woman whose kindness shaped a burgeoning city.

The American rainmaker and a burst dam.

An inconspicuous suburban street corner is the site of San Diego's worst air disaster.

The tiniest tiki room in San Diego.

One man's quest for the ultimate road trip vehicle.

One of the largest trees of its kind in California.

An ode to the friendship between four Pacific Rim countries.

It would be a crime to miss it.

The classic Atari game's iconic aliens have invaded downtown San Diego.

Every weekend, people gather here for a brief chance to see their loved ones on the other side of the United States–Mexico border.