One of few lasting examples of the brief octagon craze that developed into folly.

The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."

A glittering South Asian anomaly in a wealthy Los Angeles suburb.

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

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

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

A private home built to resemble the shape of a microscopic creature.

A vast city of the dead, where the deceased outnumber the living by more than a million.

Smooth basaltic rocks tell a tale of ancient glacial waterfalls.

The largest dune field in the Mojave offers a chance of hearing the 'singing sands.'

An eccentric folk art landmark made out of discarded bottles by an inspired "grandma."

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

Where there's quartz, there must be gold. Thus is the story of the mines of Julian, and the titillating times of the Gold Rush.

An "anarchical" no man's land, complete with garbage sculptures and a hobo-run "Landfillian Library."

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

Longtime headquarters of controversial boys' club for the world's wealthiest and most powerful.

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

A crumbling wizard is one of the final reminders of a roadside Middle Earth.

Coastal dunes, site of buried Egyptian movie set and former utopian colony.

A Mysterious Masonic tomb in San Luis Obispo.

Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.

A burnt orange monolithic dome structure perched on a hillside near Interstate 280.

Handmade treasures from around the world.

A pair of large white marble lions guard this stretch of the Mojave Desert, and it is utterly mysterious how they got there.