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

Discover for yourself what Herb Caen referred to as "the best kept secret in the Bay Area."

Nursery with extensive collection of flesh-eating plants operated by the author of "The Savage Garden."

This “living museum” at UCLA exhibits thousands of plant species from all over the world.

Arcadia is home to a haven for nature geeks and 80s TV lovers alike.

Spiral labyrinth hidden in the hills above Oakland, CA.

A Mysterious Masonic tomb in San Luis Obispo.

A crumbling wizard is one of the final reminders of a roadside Middle Earth.

A deserted hodgepodge of experimental structures designed by nearby university students.

A house built from trash known as the poor man's Hearst Castle.

Mexican food and folk art.

Neither Spanish settlers nor anyone since has been able to tell who built these strange California rock walls.

A Barbary Coast watering hole built into a Gold Rush shipwreck.

This stunning sea creature-shaped home blends into the landscape like a fantasy villa.

A former utopian healing center created by a huckster and built by derelicts.

Hundreds of trees made from glass bottles make up this forest on Route 66.

Acres of natural wonders left behind by a socialite-turned-gardener.

A hidden subterranean installation offers a view of the sky.

Julia Morgan's Moorish-Gothic labyrinth of fountains, trees, natural light and Oakland's notable dead.

A shrine to a skeleton saint in the city of angels.

This shop and studio is dedicated to the art of the book, from letterpress to bookbinding.

One of the last free public hot springs is decorated with hippie art.

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.

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