This stunning sea creature-shaped home blends into the landscape like a fantasy villa.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

A bigger-than-life pun that has become a beacon of altruism.

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

Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.

A couple turned their front yard into an artistic masterpiece.

Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.

Acres of natural wonders left behind by a socialite-turned-gardener.

A storybook European village in Berkeley.

This 19th-century church is now a popular roller rink.

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

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

The largest drain hole in the world.

This naturally heated mountainous creek has created a group of neon blue pools of potentially deadly boiling water.

In this century-old literary safehouse, print is alive and well.

Magical-looking cottages that inspired one of the most famous animated films ever.

Beautiful Victorian buildings from L.A.'s forgotten architectural past.

A Swedenborgian glass church surrounded by redwoods sits perched atop a massive landslide area.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.

The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.

Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.