The modest home of the very immodest dancer who cost a king his crown.

Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.

A library of rare occult books in Los Angeles.

A "Titanic" superfan changed his name to Jack and set up this strange shrine to the blockbuster, complete with Korean food and Tarot readings.

This naturally heated mountainous creek has created a group of neon blue pools of potentially deadly boiling water.

Where a great scandal unfolded with a famous female revivalist at its center.

A Swedenborgian glass church surrounded by redwoods sits perched atop a massive landslide area.

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

This glamorous old building is said to have inspired the Tower of Terror.

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

Julia Morgan's Moorish-Gothic labyrinth of fountains, trees, natural light and Oakland's notable dead.

Where the polar bear watches over everything, and every drink is a double.

A historic hotel in an old California railroad town with a rowdy reputation.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

Rising out of miles of farmland, these buttes are sometimes called the world's smallest mountain range.

The unedited photograph called "Bliss" has graced the screens of over a billion computers.

Nursery with extensive collection of flesh-eating plants operated by the author of "The Savage Garden."

Hopeless romantics will swoon over the sweet story behind this bright and colorful home.

Seattle's super-sized cowboy apparel once belonged to a themed gas station that wrangled in herds of tourists.

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

This mother-daughter run curiosities shop is a beautifully odd mix of taxidermy and exotic plants.

An overlooked monument to the celebrity gangster who helped put the sin in Sin City.

Fans of vintage Vegas, kitsch, and toy pony-based gambling now flock to a casino called The D.

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