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

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

With its peeling paint and faded sign, this theater-turned-recycling plant is a nostalgic relic of 1950s Americana.

Hidden in the Santa Ynez Mountains off Highway 154, this tiny restaurant once served as a stagecoach stop.

Colorful Native American paintings are hidden within this small cavern.

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

This nonsensical smiling boat shuttles passengers between two places they could've easily walked between.

Happy harbor seals frolic and snooze on this warm, sandy stretch of coast.

French prisoners carved these boats from the bones of their meat rations.

A basement full of treasures lies beneath this inn that has worn many hats throughout its 140+ years.

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

This historic aviation building is now a museum owned and operated by Disney.

This childhood throwback has hundreds of arcade games and pinball machines to transport you back in time.

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

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

This midcentury LA bar was the birthplace of tiki culture.

The rest of him lived another 61 years and was buried elsewhere.

More than 700 species live within this murky marvel of a swamp on California's coast.

Once America’s most beautiful army base, this abandoned military fort on the coast of Monterey Bay has been left to the elements.

This cabin from the 1850s is one of the first structures built by Chinese immigrants in California.

A tree grown from astronaut seeds which were exposed to cosmic rays.

The remains of an ancient Roman teenager are memorialized at the base of a modern London landmark.

This intricately carved and hilariously huge bed was such a famous symbol both Shakespeare and Byron used it in their writing.

The British monarchy's stamp collection is one of the most impressive in all of Europe revealing generations of royal nerdery.