Sunset-colored dunes of volcanic ash make taking a poor photo impossible.

"Only the devil could play golf here."

A little barn in the middle of the city preserving Hollywood treasures since 1985.

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

A monument to the love people have for their pets.

A promotional sun clock on the site of San Francisco's great raceway.

The unedited photograph called "Bliss" has graced the screens of over a billion computers.

An optical illusion found amid a logged redwood forest.

This quirky roadside attraction dives into the many theories surrounding North America's most infamous hairy cryptid.

Though tiki culture has gone in and out of fashion, the Tonga Hut has always been flying the flag in Los Angeles.

Once strictly off-limits, this lower level housing curious and priceless vehicles of the Petersen Automotive Museum is now open to the public.

A collection of memorabilia from the Beat era in the back of a San Francisco bookstore.

Rodin's famous depiction of Dante's 'Inferno', amidst a sculpture garden of many of his other works.

One of the most unusual geological features, recognizable from a dozen hit movies.

A couple turned their front yard into an artistic masterpiece.

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

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

The highest dunes in California are the most likely place in the area to hear the Singing Sands.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

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

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

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

San Francisco's oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.

Exotic feline breeding compound and conservation center.