The art and history of the velvet painting are on full display in this Los Angeles museum.

The randomness of this wall of lava lamps helps encrypt up to 10 percent of the internet.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

The largest drain hole in the world.

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

This serene oasis in an affluent Los Angeles neighborhood holds some of Gandhi's ashes and got Elvis into Eastern Philosophy.

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

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

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

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.