Art from the latest counter-culture; kids who dye their hair blue and believe the future will be a post-apocalyptic water world.

Nuclear waste dump site now an environmental sanctuary.

Arcadia is home to a haven for nature geeks and 80s TV lovers alike.

Contemporary art inspired by natural history and science drawing on ancient techniques in a modern world.

The mysterious round rocks of Schooner Gulch.

The location of the last stand of Charles Manson's doomsday cult.

Storybook cottage in Beverly Hills was once the site of 1920s silent film studio, affectionately known as "The Witch's House."

A popular tourist cave with a dark past.

This impressive tunnel was dug entirely by hand over the course of 36 years.

Mexican food and folk art.

"Only the devil could play golf here."

A large instrument played by the wind.

Megachurch turned Catholic church comprised of 10,000 glass panes.

The most unique castle in all of Southern California, entirely constructed from repurposed materials.

Home to the "Circus" trees created by Axel Erlandson.

Neither Spanish settlers nor anyone since has been able to tell who built these strange California rock walls.

The stones that traveled from Spain to eventually become a holy place for San Francisco's nature worshippers.

A monument to the love people have for their pets.

A volcanic tunnel illuminated by natural skylights offers a shaded respite from the desert sun.

Ingenious bakery opens up the first Cupcake ATM at their flagship location in Beverly Hills.

This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.

One of the oldest reform schools in the United States, home to wayward boys such as Merle Haggard, now abandoned.

An unreal vintage shop that wears its dadaist influence on its zombie fish.

A historic hotel that made a cameo in Hitchcock's classic film has no intention of letting guests forget its fame.