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

Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

A still functioning vaudeville carousel that has operated for over a century boasts a colorful menagerie and past.

A bigger-than-life pun that has become a beacon of altruism.

Hundreds of trees made from glass bottles make up this forest on Route 66.

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

The neighborhood shop is a sort of tiny cactus museum full of exotic specimens you can take home.

With the touch of a button, you can read a randomly selected short story.

One of the last free public hot springs is decorated with hippie art.

This shop and studio is dedicated to the art of the book, from letterpress to bookbinding.

These millipedes glow not out of attraction, but as a not-too-subtle warning.

This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.

Exotic feline breeding compound and conservation center.

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

California's own medieval Italian castle, authentic down to the 300-year-old iron maiden in the dungeon.

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.

The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.

This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.

This naturally heated mountainous creek has created a group of neon blue pools of potentially deadly boiling water.

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.

A storybook European village in Berkeley.

Travelers exchange letters with woodland creatures at this mini post office.

The site of murders and Satanic cult gatherings.