A dwindling menagerie of anthropomorphic oil derrick animals still dot the barren California landscape.

In the middle of the desert, miles from any human life, sat an anomalous pay phone that still magically answers your calls.

The most isolated mailbox in America lets desert travelers record their passing.

The Giant Lemon of Lemon Grove.

One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.

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

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

A black and white painted wall creates an optical illusion in the California desert.

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

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

An artist's vision for connectivity spans seven continents and 16 countries.

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

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

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

Abandoned bridge hidden deep in the San Gabriel Mountains.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

A Looff creation in Santa Monica best described as “a California-Byzantine-Moorish-style fantasy.”

Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.

First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.

Come crisp December nights, this fairly plain neighborhood becomes a holiday dream world.

Common all over Japan, kōbans are small community police boxes, and now one is guarding one of L.A.’s megamalls.

The illuminating collection of L.A. street lights is run by the city and only opens one day per month.

A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.