A regular looking rock with an unbelievable history.

Experience a quartz crystal sound bath inside a storied, all-wood sound-chamber.

A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.

The so-called "Bridge of Thighs" in Palm Springs allows nudists to discreetly cross the road.

Hike amid the palm trees that thrive among Southern California's Indio Hills.

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

On a barren hillside in the Yucca Valley, the recently restored Desert Christ Park has attracted pilgrims and kitsch hunters for over 50 years.

One of the largest Buddhist communities in the West sits on the site of an old hospital.

Frank Lloyd Wright died a year before construction on his largest public project even began.

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

This abandoned boat was left in place thanks to its rotting beauty.

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

California's own majestic geyser is powered by a subterranean volcano.

340 bicycles, 65 feet high.

A tribute to the life and work of the beloved "Peanuts" cartoonist.

Nursery with extensive collection of flesh-eating plants operated by the author of "The Savage Garden."

The southernmost outpost of the Russian Empire in colonial America.

A huge work of Burning Man-inspired outsider art on the grounds of a California winery.

Massive prehistoric mammals used these stones as oversized scratching posts.