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

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

Marta Becket's hand-painted theater in the desert.

"Only the devil could play golf here."

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.

This unique graffiti art from the 1940s has become a staple of this local landscape in the remote California desert.

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

This sun-scorched lakebed contains samples of half the natural elements known to humankind.

A dry lake is what remains of a community founded on a real estate scam.

Hundreds of trees made from glass bottles make up this forest on Route 66.

Once America’s most beautiful army base, this abandoned military fort on the coast of Monterey Bay has been left to the elements.

One poet's handmade, anachronistic home.

Hopeless romantics will swoon over the sweet story behind this bright and colorful home.

This historic aviation building is now a museum owned and operated by Disney.

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

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

Historic house-museum dedicated to the revolutionary gay graphic artist Tom of Finland.

It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.

Wild West history in Hollywood style.

Although he donated over 3,000 acres to Los Angles, Griffith's life was marred by controversy.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

The first all glass and steel residence in the United States.