Search for traces of the dinosaurs that roamed here more than 90 million years ago.

A Bhutanese temple gifted from the isolated Himalayan kingdom is now a surprising cultural gem located at the University of Texas at El Paso.

A sculpture for the sun and stars, created by Nancy Holt.

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

The most unique castle in all of Southern California, entirely constructed from repurposed materials.

A living museum dedicated to the legendary woodworker and his soulful furniture.

A shockingly detailed small scale recreation of the temples of Abu Simbel.

These structures were inspired by both Native American shelters as well as, strangely, an ice cream shop.

The Citrus Variety Collection at UC Riverside contains two trees of each of the 1,000+ varieties of citrus.

A world-class observatory in the California desert.

Megachurch turned Catholic church comprised of 10,000 glass panes.

A small sculpture garden that provides a microcosmic representation of California.

Fourteen curious and controversial white bunnies sit in a circle near Newport Beach City Hall.

This bronze statue commemorates the strange and beloved mascot of UC Irvine—the only university to be represented by a giant anteater.

One of the largest helium balloons in the U.S. is a 112-foot ginormous orange.

This enormous World War II relic is one of the largest wooden structures in the world.

A former travertine mine traces the geological history of this unique desert filled with crystalline blue pools.

A miniature beach in the middle of the desert.

A historic train ride from California to Mexico.

A working model of a pressure-driven, high-speed rail whizzes around a private vineyard.

This lab's maddening silence is good for business but bad for sanity.

Experience Larry Spring's self-taught "common sense" laws of physics.

At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.