Giant jewel-toned statues fill the grounds of this Cambodian Buddhist temple in California.

The quirky salon doubles as a retro museum run by the world's leading "hairstorian."

The overgrown ruins of a once thriving World War I-era copper mine.

A spiritual center in the Santa Monica Mountains founded by Alice Coltrane after the death of her husband and fellow jazz musician John Coltrane.

Monumental sculptures of Patrick Amiot, constructed from debris, detritus, and determination.

An art supply shop holds the secrets of this quiet neighborhood's raucous Barbary Coast past.

60 feet of towering steel balances gracefully.

Housed in a memorial lighthouse, this museum relays the history of surfing, beginning with the antics of royal Hawaiian teenagers.

The cluster of boulders near Fort Irwin is covered in military insignia.

Wheels of chrome by the thousands adorn this California Historical Landmark.

Mediums from a psychic utopian community lead a trippy VR journey on a parked desert bus.

A popular winter vacation destination for migrating monarch butterflies.

This beautiful ridge-top trail is dotted by tiny homes apparently built by a group of itinerant fairies.

A common entry point to the Griffith Observatory trail holds its own wonders.

Offering commanding views of the California coastline, this restaurant was a hub for the artists and bohemians of Big Sur.

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

The sea once considered an ecological wasteland is now called "crown jewel of avian biodiversity" by scientists.

Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.

Cambria's most unique B&B features creative surroundings and fantastic food.

Barely visible foundations remain where Stow Lake’s “observatory” once welcomed visitors.

Get up close to emus and ostriches, or buy their tasty meat.

Sunset-colored dunes of volcanic ash make taking a poor photo impossible.

This Oakland fairytale kingdom, fiercely devoted to childlike whimsy, was an early inspiration for Disneyland.

A shape-shifting buy-sell-trade bookstore, born to Beatnik Era spirit.