This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.

The Citrus Variety Collection at UC Riverside contains two trees of each of the 1,000+ varieties of citrus.

A world-class observatory in the California desert.

Costumed elves and mountain bikers co-exist peacefully at this abandoned Christmas-themed adventure park.

The only thing stranger than stumbling onto these philosophical musings is the story of the homesteader who created them.

Experience a quartz crystal sound bath inside a storied, all-wood sound-chamber.

Explore 10 acres of environmental sculptures.

An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.

A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.

A meditative space out of a fantasy story.

On a barren hillside in the Yucca Valley, the recently restored Desert Christ Park has attracted pilgrims and kitsch hunters for over 50 years.

This mysterious petroglyph evokes the ancient swastika symbol but was later vandalized with the more troublesome Nazi one.

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.

Ingenious bakery opens up the first Cupcake ATM at their flagship location in Beverly Hills.

Stroll the grounds built by murder, suicide, and dirty oil money at one of Hollywood's most filmed mansions.

Legendary prop shop filled with one man's collection of scientific curiosities.

An ultra-modern vista that has been featured in so many films the house is a celebrity in its own right.

In one Santa Monica parking lot a mushroom cloud made of chains heralds a message of peace.

A treasure hunter's tiny bar, harboring celebrities since 1959.

On a quiet suburban street stands a peculiarly decorated house covered in mosaics.

Perhaps the most unique of any Frank Gehry design for one simple reason: Gehry himself actually lives here.

One man's vast collection of artifacts and ephemera from matchbooks and postcards to vintage neon signs and cars.

A glittering South Asian anomaly in a wealthy Los Angeles suburb.

The quiet canyon has a tumultuous history involving a doomsday cult.