The world's only teal arches exist in a city that cares more about its aesthetic than an Instagram influencer.

A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the "Golden Age" of the American automobile.

This small, unassuming street is now a canvas for color and creativity.

A 250 million-year-old rock formation has earned a rather unique nickname.

Instead of faces, these sculptures have barcodes—statements on societal dehumanization.

You don't have to be a diplomat to visit the so-called Camp David of the West.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

An off-grid art installation that encourages its visitors to imagine a world without waste.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

Inside this library, the history of Los Angeles is retold through a mural.

Legend says one of the world's largest marine geysers is actually a whale that got wedged within the rocks.

A 19th-century Baja cantina that many say is the birthplace of the margarita.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

Every weekend, people gather here for a brief chance to see their loved ones on the other side of the United States–Mexico border.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

A collection of memorabilia from the Beat era in the back of a San Francisco bookstore.

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

Nestled in the heart of San Francisco’s bustling Financial District stands a unique homage to the Mayan and Beaux Arts.