Pillars made of 700 pieces of luggage climb to the ceiling of Sacramento Airport's baggage claim.

A working miniature city designed to teach kids about safety and presumably city planning.

This (occupied) house is 10 feet wide and full of spite.

Puzzling...this tree looks like an assemblage of dismembered monkey limbs.

A tiny survivor of the Donner Party disaster.

The California capital city once stood 10 feet lower than it does today.

An eccentric home stands out in an otherwise average neighborhood with mosaics, mini topiaries, and kinetic sculpture.

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

Travelers exchange letters with woodland creatures at this mini post office.

An amazing collection of fantastic reptiles, amphibians, spiders, and insects.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

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

Venue for strange sideshow displays and musical acts.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high power conical Tesla Coil.

Special tunnels built so that frogs won't be killed when crossing the highway.

Outsider art or homage to aliens?

Seven ceramic sculptures are scattered around this California college campus.

This museum boasts the ninth-largest collection of insects in North America.