Graffiti-covered ruins that were once part of a farm owned by a mental hospital.

Explore more than 130,000 new and used books in the "world's largest outdoor bookstore."

Happy harbor seals frolic and snooze on this warm, sandy stretch of coast.

At 130 years old and 126 feet tall, it is the largest known example of the rare Torrey pine tree.

Its vast collection details the history of this Santa Barbara beach town.

Inky sludge oozes to the surface of this beach thanks to a rare natural tar seep.

A luxurious doomsday bunker hidden beneath an unassuming Las Vegas home offers the best of subterranean suburbia.

A Mysterious Masonic tomb in San Luis Obispo.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

A deserted hodgepodge of experimental structures designed by nearby university students.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

360-degree virtual reality chamber physically immerses scientists into their data.

This nonsensical smiling boat shuttles passengers between two places they could've easily walked between.

The Giant Lemon of Lemon Grove.

A magnificent, reportedly haunted mansion built for a composer by Spiritualists.

This unique sanctuary invites you to interact with the beautiful birds.

These unusual houses look like giant boats that washed ashore on a residential street.

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

Spend a day hanging out with domesticated Russian foxes.

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

The abandoned personal amusement park of the King of Pop.

The most isolated mailbox in America lets desert travelers record their passing.

Everything you always wanted to know about borates is here.

Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.