This beautiful ridge-top trail is dotted by tiny homes apparently built by a group of itinerant fairies.

Former 1954 Del Mar Train Station now serves signature cocktails and delightful culinary treats, and still operates as a Metro stop.

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

Authentic gondola hanging from the ceiling, notable mural in the back room.

This rare tortoise skeleton has been hanging around the downtown Los Angeles museum for over a century.

A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.

The largest Star Wars collection in the world is its own galaxy of collectibles.

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

California's oldest wind harp represents a historic piece of America's Danish history.

Once close to extinction, there is no shortage of elephant seals on the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park.

The show's fictional Korean medical camp was created in the Santa Monica hills.

The sun acts as a key that only fits this giant keyhole twice a year.

This dormant volcanic crater has been converted from a roiling pit of magma to a pleasant hiking spot.

340 bicycles, 65 feet high.

Barely visible foundations remain where Stow Lake’s “observatory” once welcomed visitors.

At this California chicken ranch, four bucks will get you 18 eggs and a chorus of dancing animatronic poultry.

Get up close to emus and ostriches, or buy their tasty meat.

Travelers leave tea kettles in a remote part of Death Valley as part of a mysterious, decades-old tradition.

A "haunted" landmark on the coast of Southern California.

A cobblestone alley with an interesting past.

The only museum of sake in the United States is nestled in an unlikely California college town.

One of the world's longest murals depicts the history of diversity in Los Angeles.

A volcanic tunnel illuminated by natural skylights offers a shaded respite from the desert sun.

This infamous prison has a store where you can buy goods crafted by incarcerated people.