Hike amid the palm trees that thrive among Southern California's Indio Hills.

At this deceptively beautiful beach, nothing is what it seems.

Burping, gurgling geothermal mud pots by the Salton Sea.

It's where the final scene of the beloved Tom Hanks movie was filmed.

This simple highway curve has become a comedic pilgrimage site.

A giant desert bird that once swung music fans at Coachella now has a home in a nearby traffic circle.

A giant knight, sex education, date shakes, and Jesus coexist happily in this Coachella Valley desert oasis.

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

The Route 66 institution that inspired Taco Bell also served as an important headquarters for Mexican-American social movements.

This California tree is the single source of the state's entire orange industry.

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

The biggest pinball arcade in the world has over 600 pinball machines, and 300 arcade machines.

You don't have to be a diplomat to visit the so-called Camp David of the West.

Nestled in Coachella Valley, this museum transports guests from the Mesozoic Era, to the land of Egyptian kings.

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

Explore the wide world of desert plants at this unique Palm Springs botanical garden.

A 250 million-year-old rock formation has earned a rather unique nickname.

This giant spider sculpture made from the iconic car is one giant visual pun.

Instead of faces, these sculptures have barcodes—statements on societal dehumanization.

The so-called "Bridge of Thighs" in Palm Springs allows nudists to discreetly cross the road.

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

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

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

A giant open-air sculpture made of over 200 full-sized boats.