An overlooked and unassuming engineering marvel.

Where there's quartz, there must be gold. Thus is the story of the mines of Julian, and the titillating times of the Gold Rush.

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

A one-of-a-kind collection of a unique medium.

A military vehicle collection, showcasing how war transportation advanced from horse drawn artillery to self propelled cannons.

Working mining and drilling equipment demonstrate 150 years of energy history.

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

Carved by a waterfall in a hard-to-reach rock formation, this heart-shaped rock has inspired romantics for decades.

This temple, built by an eccentric religious leader before his death, sits guarded and in ruins.

An unreal vintage shop that wears its dadaist influence on its zombie fish.

Mexican food and folk art.

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

In the days before HD projectors and IMAX, some of the most powerful projectors belonged to planetariums.

While exploring the desert, you can stop by the home of a fictional heretic from a parallel universe.

An eclectic trailer park retreat in the middle of the California desert.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.

Located on 420 acres in the high desert, this spiritual center is dedicated to the "science of the future."