Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

An eccentric folk art landmark made out of discarded bottles by an inspired "grandma."

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

The cobbled together compound of a deceased artist which now serves as a filming location.

A nursery specializing in strange and beautiful succulents and cacti.

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

Whiskey lovers, this is your happy place.

Colorado Boulevard’s historic bookstore, operating since the bustling city of Pasadena was merely some orange groves and a few ostrich farms.

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

The L.A. Zoo has a secret garden of rare bootleg cycads, a palm specimen dating back 280 million years.

One man's homage to the sun continues to grow like a glass fractal.

These curious caverns have been home to mushrooms, gangsters, and disco.

A beloved Chicago music venue offering cold beer and lots of “Friendly."

Combination beer garden and music venue in the heart of Wicker Park.

Internationally known record store and purveyor of "dusties."

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

A flourishing garden with pigs, donkeys, goats, rabbits, guinea pigs, chickens, ducks, and sheep.

Once a train station along the Great Eastern Railway this vibrant coffee shop and bar is where members of London’s creative class mingle.

Banksy gives themself artistic license with this piece of London street art.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.

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

Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.