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

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

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

The last of its kind in the country.

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

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

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

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

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

Where the alchemists dream of transmuting base metal into gold was actually achieved.

A storybook European village in Berkeley.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

The home of one of California's most important horticulturalists wilts amidst a lovely park.

This quirky roadside attraction dives into the many theories surrounding North America's most infamous hairy cryptid.

A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

A popular winter vacation destination for migrating monarch butterflies.

The ruins of the castle that chemicals built.

A piece of the iconic wall found an unlikely new home in a Vegas bathroom.

The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.

Meet the world's longest tapeworm in a collection that really gets under your skin.

This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.