The R&B singer's modest church guarantees a religious experience, regardless of your beliefs.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

The decaying adobe remains of an old homestead are just off the beaten path in Joshua Tree National Park.

The quirky salon doubles as a retro museum run by the world's leading "hairstorian."

"The Hoppiest Place in the World" holds the world’s largest collection of bunny memorabilia and is a singular testament of a couple's devotion to all things Leporidae.

The world of the ancient Celtic civilization explained through a bewitching 11 acre garden.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

This knick-knack-covered house (complete with a matching van) is a charming oddity in the middle of a modest downtown neighborhood.

A botanically themed auditorium blooms within the world’s last operating double-decker theater.

Come for the records, stay for the retro pinball machines.

A living time capsule of the 1960s Richardson Bay water-front.

This diner's a kitschy dreamland for anyone whose heart is stuck in the 1980s.

A comprehensive collection of Pez dispensers.

This midcentury LA bar was the birthplace of tiki culture.

The last of its kind in the country.

Traversing these canyons, visitors can take in stunning views and glimpses of the region's history.

The only standing town in the United States that early Chinese Americans built for themselves.

This museum explores the history of the book, from scrolls to mass-produced objects through tools, stories, and massive cast-iron binding machinery (some of it operational).

A replica of the first public theater built in California.

California's oldest existing theater building hosted an impressive cast of celebrities, including hosting Mark Twain's first lecture.

Internationally-recognized arts center housed in a century-old former military barracks.

America's oldest Italian restaurant is a San Francisco institution.

At this 1940s-era neighborhood favorite, you can still drink a cherry phosphate.