This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.

A crumbling wizard is one of the final reminders of a roadside Middle Earth.

Her final resting place was intended to be modest and private, but the power of her popularity continues to draw visitors.

In this century-old literary safehouse, print is alive and well.

The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

The remains of the first punk club in L.A.

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

An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.

Left untouched since a double murder-suicide in the 1960s, Los Feliz murder mansion remains a neighborhood mystery.

This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.

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

A library of rare occult books in Los Angeles.

A prohibition-style speakeasy takes up residence in the last Victorian residence in Hollywood.

Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

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

A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.

A winding path built in secret on the edge of the continent.

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

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

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.