The classic Atari game's iconic aliens have invaded downtown San Diego.

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

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

Honoring the famed folktale author, this California museum looks like it belongs in the Black Forest.

Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.

A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.

The world’s largest concentrated solar plant generates as many problems as megawatts.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

The second-largest gold nugget in existence, displayed in a Las Vegas casino conveniently named the Golden Nugget.

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

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

One of Hollywood’s favorite government buildings.

A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.

Some of the most unusual (and in some cases, disgusting) flavors of soda imaginable.