The most beautiful Taco Bell in the world even has surfboard parking.

Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.

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

A performance hall at the American Jewish University moonlights as a sci-fi film location set.

The home of one of California's most important horticulturalists wilts amidst a lovely park.

This mysterious petroglyph evokes the ancient swastika symbol but was later vandalized with the more troublesome Nazi one.

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

A humble garage, world-famous for being the epicenter of a technology revolution.

Experience the "opulence, grace, and grandeur of Eureka's most famous Victorian Inn."

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.

27-room home built with the fortune of a sugar magnate.

An Old West film set seen in countless TV shows and movies is open for the public to explore.

The 10-foot-wide Long Beach home was built on a dare.

This residential door allows San Francisco muggles a glimpse at the wizarding world.

The Zalud family experienced a number of tragedies in one decade, giving rise to rumors that the 19th century house is haunted.

The Mighty Wurlitzer organ continues to belt out the tunes at downtown El Segundo's historic home for silent and classic movies.

The remnants of a failed socialist commune can still be found just off a California highway.

Where NASA's satellites and rovers phone home.

An expansive and intricately restored mansion remains from over a century ago--and so do its ghosts.

An antique store houses the last operational diner from the defunct department store chain.

A historic hotel in an old California railroad town with a rowdy reputation.

These four islands right offshore have waterfalls, colorful lights, fancy buildings, and a secret purpose.

Originally the home of chewing gum mogul William Wrigely Jr, it is now the official offices of the Tournament of Roses.

The largest whiskey stash on the West Coast survived the 1906 fires--but not without heroic effort.