A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.

The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.

An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

A three-story, three-dimensional hobo clown in a tutu welcomes CVS shoppers.

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

World War II-era Nazi compound nestled in the Santa Monica hills.

This Los Angeles animation studio is keeping the wonder of stop motion puppetry alive.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

The so-called "Statue of Liberty of Los Angeles" is on a one mutant mission to keep L.A. weird.

A museum dedicated to a sea that should have never been.

One of the only known surviving coconut palm trees in the entire state.

An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.

This large collection of tiny things revels in the art of fine machinery well made.

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

The Giant Lemon of Lemon Grove.

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

A couple turned their front yard into an artistic masterpiece.

One man's vast collection of artifacts and ephemera from matchbooks and postcards to vintage neon signs and cars.

Lemon Grove, California is known for its giant lemon...and mummified bodies.