An L.A. traffic island where the faces of locals have been carved into massive granite eggs.

Coastal dunes, site of buried Egyptian movie set and former utopian colony.

This “living museum” at UCLA exhibits thousands of plant species from all over the world.

The house where Good Will Hunting was written is a surreal fairytale abode.

What began with a single, 357-pound chunk of the Canyon Diablo meteorite grew to be an impressive collection. 

The hidden jewel of Disneyland: a members only playground for the Disney elite.

The abandoned train depot now doubles as a well-placed rest stop for those who take the road less traveled.

A beloved carnival gets a modern makeover in Los Angeles.

This old mining town, deep in the California desert, has a year-round population of one.

Since 1973, this block has been home to the most concentrated collection of murals in San Francisco.

A nursery specializing in strange and beautiful succulents and cacti.

A pair of large white marble lions guard this stretch of the Mojave Desert, and it is utterly mysterious how they got there.

World's largest collection devoted to one fruit.

"The Hoppiest Place in the World" holds the world’s largest collection of bunny memorabilia and is a singular testament of a couple's devotion to all things Leporidae.

A hard-to-reach oasis in a desolate corner of Death Valley National Park.

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.

Megachurch turned Catholic church comprised of 10,000 glass panes.

Where the line between entertainment and aerospace blurs.

From Japan to Italy, this California park explores the world's cultures through their gardens.

A fashion designer's dazzling world of Japanese collectibles is hidden in a warehouse downtown.

Home to the "Circus" trees created by Axel Erlandson.

A ruined hotel with an unlucky history and an eerie present.

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

The liveliest ghost town in the state.