The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.

A look into the Church of Scientology's deeply unfavorable view of psychiatry.

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

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

A one-of-a-kind collection of a unique medium.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

A giant knight, sex education, date shakes, and Jesus coexist happily in this Coachella Valley desert oasis.

The so-called "Bridge of Thighs" in Palm Springs allows nudists to discreetly cross the road.

Where the leftovers of love affairs can live on forever.

The art and history of the velvet painting are on full display in this Los Angeles museum.

An expansive book store, art gallery, and curio shop with wares ranging from tarot cards to novelty socks.

A cult following celebrates the legend that belies this curious podiatrists' office sign which has worked its way into song, literature, animation, and the visual arts.

Raised illegally, Reggie now lives at the Los Angeles Zoo after authorities spent years tracking him down.

The space-age building is home to one of the few remaining rotating restaurants in America, and the only one that inspired a 1980s sitcom.

Pay your respects to a folk-punk legend.

Beautiful Victorian buildings from L.A.'s forgotten architectural past.

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

This hilltop park offers magnificent views and a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece.

This brightly made over hotel hides decades of suicide, serial killers, and mysterious deaths.