Odd stone and concrete monuments in the "Poet of the Sierras" eclectic folly garden.

The world's most famous donkey lives in this pen.

A cake-themed art installation tucked away in historic Chinatown.

A 1920s speakeasy that had rum runners racing up and down the shores of California.

Gnomes have their very own bonsai-landscaped settlement on a university campus.

A magnificent, reportedly haunted mansion built for a composer by Spiritualists.

This ultra-modern California span is actually a titanic solar clock in disguise built by famed architect Santiago Calatrava.

This strangely vacant Western amusement seems to be an empty tribute to residents of Lucerne Valley.

A giant desert bird that once swung music fans at Coachella now has a home in a nearby traffic circle.

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

San Francisco's first World's Fair, dedicated to the wonders of California.

Home of modern dancer famously strangled by her own scarf.

The sole surviving relic of the San Francisco neighborhood cobbled together from old horsecars and streetcars.

Inside this museum, the history of the Walt Disney Family empire is on full display.

A remote desert lookout offers unparalleled views of the California badlands for those who brave the trek.

A huge collection of rocks, gems, and crystals.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

A lovely summer day by the sea becomes a nightmare.

Over 300 taxidermied animals in a Californian restaurant make for a taxidermist's dream and an animal lover's nightmare.

The set location for a 1987 cult classic draws international film buffs to the middle of the Mojave Desert.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

This California estate was either haunted by ghosts or the Marx brothers.

Where NASA's satellites and rovers phone home.

A humble garage, world-famous for being the epicenter of a technology revolution.