The history of the treatment of mental illness, illustrated in all its gory detail, and housed in an asylum.

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

Nestled in Coachella Valley, this museum transports guests from the Mesozoic Era, to the land of Egyptian kings.

This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.

This beautiful ridge-top trail is dotted by tiny homes apparently built by a group of itinerant fairies.

Where there's quartz, there must be gold. Thus is the story of the mines of Julian, and the titillating times of the Gold Rush.

This dark, quiet forest on the outskirts of San Diego is dense with rumor and lore.

A large sculptural artwork and garden in Escondido, California.

A couple turned their front yard into an artistic masterpiece.

A magnificent, reportedly haunted mansion built for a composer by Spiritualists.

One man's quest for the ultimate road trip vehicle.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

Educational foundation that teaches the powers of fourth dimensional physical properties.

The overgrown ruins of a once thriving World War I-era copper mine.

This large collection of tiny things revels in the art of fine machinery well made.