Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

This Memphis recording studio launched the careers of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley.

This head-spinningly bizarre Depression-era art cave is wall-to-wall quartz and Jesus.

An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.

This giant spider sculpture made from the iconic car is one giant visual pun.

From sax to spuds, get 'em all at this landmark music establishment.

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

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

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

A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.

On a barren hillside in the Yucca Valley, the recently restored Desert Christ Park has attracted pilgrims and kitsch hunters for over 50 years.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

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

This traditional garden in the San Fernando Valley doubled for Star Fleet Academy, and is irrigated entirely by wastewater.

An unreal vintage shop that wears its dadaist influence on its zombie fish.

You don't want to get caught in this trap--or do you?

Large but largely ignored, these 42 life-size Liberty Bell replicas were a peculiar, unexplained feature on the facade of a Macy's department store.

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