Along a California highway is a kind of Jurassic Park made of metal.

A pair of large white marble lions guard this stretch of the Mojave Desert, and it is utterly mysterious how they got there.

From Japan to Italy, this California park explores the world's cultures through their gardens.

A hard-to-reach oasis in a desolate corner of Death Valley National Park.

Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.

One of the world's largest collections of rare and magnificent bird specimens.

A promotional sun clock on the site of San Francisco's great raceway.

Storybook cottage in Beverly Hills was once the site of 1920s silent film studio, affectionately known as "The Witch's House."

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

The haunting ruins of Jack London's dream house.

A playground built by the kids that is a child's wonderland, and a helicopter parent's nightmare.

An increasingly eccentric apartment building, topped with winged beasties.

A house built from trash known as the poor man's Hearst Castle.

"Only the devil could play golf here."

Half of a house.

The ruins of the castle that chemicals built.

A volcanic tunnel illuminated by natural skylights offers a shaded respite from the desert sun.

The neighborhood shop is a sort of tiny cactus museum full of exotic specimens you can take home.

World's largest collection devoted to one fruit.

A nursery specializing in strange and beautiful succulents and cacti.

Hidden above a drug store on a nondescript corner of Lincoln Heights is a private clubhouse for intrepid explorers.

Inside an old airplane hangar, friends and strangers alike play on a massive trampoline.

An optical illusion found amid a logged redwood forest.

This impressive tunnel was dug entirely by hand over the course of 36 years.