An unreal vintage shop that wears its dadaist influence on its zombie fish.

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

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

A spiritual retreat in the heart of Los Angeles offers stunning gardens and a labyrinth to lose yourself in.

This serene oasis in an affluent Los Angeles neighborhood holds some of Gandhi's ashes and got Elvis into Eastern Philosophy.

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.

A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

Faceless white figures loom over the city from the rooftop.

Furniture tries to escape an abandoned building in San Francisco.

This abandoned boat was left in place thanks to its rotting beauty.

This former stomping grounds of the most eminent astronomers of the early 20th century.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

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

This memorial pyramid marker honors one of the United States Government's first official camel riders.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.