The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

California's own medieval Italian castle, authentic down to the 300-year-old iron maiden in the dungeon.

Small museum packed with artifacts recovered by the man rumored to be the real-life inspiration for Indiana Jones.

Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

One man's homage to the sun continues to grow like a glass fractal.

Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.

This traditional garden in the San Fernando Valley doubled for Star Fleet Academy, and is irrigated entirely by wastewater.

Located on 420 acres in the high desert, this spiritual center is dedicated to the "science of the future."

A still functioning vaudeville carousel that has operated for over a century boasts a colorful menagerie and past.

The neighborhood shop is a sort of tiny cactus museum full of exotic specimens you can take home.

Exotic feline breeding compound and conservation center.

This hilltop park offers magnificent views and a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece.

San Francisco's oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.

Acres of natural wonders left behind by a socialite-turned-gardener.

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

Rodin's famous depiction of Dante's 'Inferno', amidst a sculpture garden of many of his other works.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

One of the most unusual geological features, recognizable from a dozen hit movies.

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

Stroll the grounds built by murder, suicide, and dirty oil money at one of Hollywood's most filmed mansions.

Fourteen curious and controversial white bunnies sit in a circle near Newport Beach City Hall.

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

The highest dunes in California are the most likely place in the area to hear the Singing Sands.