A monument to a one-legged kidnapper, horse thief, and charlatan asks visitors to throw rocks in a pile.

The oldest lighthouse on America's west coast no longer needs keepers, yet they maintain the site anyhow.

A New England-style lighthouse along California's beautiful Highway 1 gets a re-do.

Despite being a perfectly pleasant place to be, Loyalton can't seem to attract any visitors.

Here, visitors can swing with the waves of the Pacific Ocean.

Each winter this underground cave forms a dazzling ice palace.

The world's first permanently occupied mountain-top observatory continues to report on the stars.

The Giant Lemon of Lemon Grove.

This whimsical seashell-shaped place of worship was designed to blend into its surroundings.

Since World War II people have been decorating this stretch of the Yuma desert with signatures arranged out of rocks.

The rustic cabin-like decor of this Arts and Crafts-style church reflects the love of nature central to its little-known theology.

A treasure hunter's tiny bar, harboring celebrities since 1959.

The long, arduous journey of the stones of the Abbey of New Clairvaux.

The Route 66 institution that inspired Taco Bell also served as an important headquarters for Mexican-American social movements.

The longest burning light bulb in the world.

A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

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

A sudden forest of traditional Papua New Guinean art works is hidden in a corner of Stanford University.

A glimpse into the lives of the the Miwok and Paiute people in Yosemite National Park.

This little valley along Highway 1 is engulfed by thousands of lilies during the spring season.

A monthly street "service" of handmade puppets and live original puppets, whose devotees profess has the power to change lives.

This mysterious and creepy location instills a strong sense of foreboding in all visitors.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."