Honoring the famed folktale author, this California museum looks like it belongs in the Black Forest.

On a quiet suburban street stands a peculiarly decorated house covered in mosaics.

The hundreds of movies and television shows shot in this high desert town are commemorated in a unique museum.

The oldest continuously operating church in California.

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

The cluster of boulders near Fort Irwin is covered in military insignia.

Nose around a unique collection of more than 300 natural aromas used to craft perfume fragrances.

Where the writer penned his famous story about a jumping frog.

This residential door allows San Francisco muggles a glimpse at the wizarding world.

The Empire Mine is "one of the oldest, largest, deepest, longest and richest gold mines in California."

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

The largest Star Wars collection in the world is its own galaxy of collectibles.

This desert oddity hides in plain sight thanks to a cartographic error and a desert explorer with a punny sense of humor.

This odd California folly seems like it was almost designed to accumulate urban legends.

A temple devoted to inner esoteric mysteries located in a California commercial strip.

Barely visible foundations remain where Stow Lake’s “observatory” once welcomed visitors.

An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.

Happy harbor seals frolic and snooze on this warm, sandy stretch of coast.

Dioramas and animatronics lead you through the story of Bhagavad-gita, the Indian literary classic.

A glittering South Asian anomaly in a wealthy Los Angeles suburb.

Neoclassical Revival mansion and set of horror cult classic Phantasm.

This Oakland fairytale kingdom, fiercely devoted to childlike whimsy, was an early inspiration for Disneyland.

Gorgeous purple flowers drape from the world's largest blossoming plant.

While exploring the desert, you can stop by the home of a fictional heretic from a parallel universe.