An expansive book store, art gallery, and curio shop with wares ranging from tarot cards to novelty socks.

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

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

A "haunted" landmark on the coast of Southern California.

A Swedenborgian glass church surrounded by redwoods sits perched atop a massive landslide area.

This symbol of peace is appropriately positioned overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

These structures were inspired by both Native American shelters as well as, strangely, an ice cream shop.

A living museum dedicated to the legendary woodworker and his soulful furniture.

Colorado Boulevard’s historic bookstore, operating since the bustling city of Pasadena was merely some orange groves and a few ostrich farms.

This California estate was either haunted by ghosts or the Marx brothers.

NASA's leading space science lab started by a co-founder with deep ties to the occult.

This remarkably simple jail went over a century without an escape.

The first safe in this California town had to hold all the gold.

The oldest U.S. Government building in California, and it's State Historic Landmark #1.

It should come as no surprise that the world's largest artichoke lies in the town that calls itself the "Artichoke Center of the World."

Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.

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

Offering commanding views of the California coastline, this restaurant was a hub for the artists and bohemians of Big Sur.

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

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

Burping, gurgling geothermal mud pots by the Salton Sea.

The sea once considered an ecological wasteland is now called "crown jewel of avian biodiversity" by scientists.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.