Southern California’s Theme Park Beginnings.

This childhood throwback has hundreds of arcade games and pinball machines to transport you back in time.

Gnomes have their very own bonsai-landscaped settlement on a university campus.

The artwork that Italians felt California didn't deserve.

The Giant Lemon of Lemon Grove.

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

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

This giant spider sculpture made from the iconic car is one giant visual pun.

This general store offers visitors a glimpse back into the 1930s.

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

Spend a day hanging out with domesticated Russian foxes.

In this roadside "community for the small," abandoned toys gain new lives.

NASA's leading space science lab started by a co-founder with deep ties to the occult.

Though the original building has been demolished, these massive bronze doors were saved.

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

A wild west scene starring life-sized wooden statues hides in the trees behind Pierce College.

A pair of disused Los Angeles electrical poles now glow with delicate windows into the past.

Known as the "Hobbit Houses," these storybook homes look like they're straight out of the Shire.

A free library to stumble across, one of many placed worldwide if you know where to look.

A classically trained chef makes beloved burritos inside a gas station.

The Route 66 institution that inspired Taco Bell also served as an important headquarters for Mexican-American social movements.

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

A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.

Made famous by cable TV, this oddball collection of antiques and collectibles is a cut above the rest.