Southern California

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

North America's largest accredited model railroad museum.

An ode to the friendship between four Pacific Rim countries.

One of the largest trees of its kind in California.

A large sculptural artwork and garden in Escondido, California.

A world-class observatory in the California desert.

This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.

Oldest building in California still in use.

Megachurch turned Catholic church comprised of 10,000 glass panes.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

One of the best collections of antique printing machinery in the world.

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

Where religious effigies, magic soaps, and occult candles are brought to customers at wholesale prices.

A Swedenborgian glass church surrounded by redwoods sits perched atop a massive landslide area.

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

During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.

Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.

A nursery specializing in strange and beautiful succulents and cacti.

A stellar example of Art & Crafts architecture, and a movie set to boot.

The artwork that Italians felt California didn't deserve.

A rare surviving example of a pre-WWII Japanese garden, restored after years of neglect.

In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.