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

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

The first life claimed by this record-breaking peak wasn't lost to exposure or a fall but rather lightning.

These millipedes glow not out of attraction, but as a not-too-subtle warning.

Ten 25-foot-tall, beehive-shaped kilns, abandoned in Death Valley.

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

This Pringle-shaped ledge makes for the perfect photo op.

A former utopian healing center created by a huckster and built by derelicts.

An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.

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

What began as an illegal art installation has become a symbol for unity, ocean awareness, and coastline preservation.

A meditative space out of a fantasy story.

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

This large collection of tiny things revels in the art of fine machinery well made.

This sun-scorched lakebed contains samples of half the natural elements known to humankind.

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

Hidden in the back of a disused small town hotel is a dive bar shellacked with over a million pennies.

The biggest pinball arcade in the world has over 600 pinball machines, and 300 arcade machines.

This strangely vacant Western amusement seems to be an empty tribute to residents of Lucerne Valley.

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

Carved by a waterfall in a hard-to-reach rock formation, this heart-shaped rock has inspired romantics for decades.

This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.

A small medical museum with a recreated doctor's office.

This California tree is the single source of the state's entire orange industry.