Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.

A classically inspired temple in Redwood City.

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

An abandoned 1920s-era stretch of cabins now overshadowed by the 66 Motel.

The first life claimed by this record-breaking peak wasn't lost to exposure or a fall but rather lightning.

An Old West film set seen in countless TV shows and movies is open for the public to explore.

"The greatest unknown literary treasure in Los Angeles."

One of the best absinthe distilleries in the United States.

The long, arduous journey of the stones of the Abbey of New Clairvaux.

A working miniature city designed to teach kids about safety and presumably city planning.

A glimpse into the lives of the the Miwok and Paiute people in Yosemite National Park.

On a quiet suburban street stands a peculiarly decorated house covered in mosaics.

Hidden among the multi-million dollar mansions in the Santa Cruz hills is a sanctuary for troubled birds.

This strange hill on Old Fort Road where gravity works in reverse has been fascinating locals for years.

Each winter this underground cave forms a dazzling ice palace.

This abandoned motel doesn't welcome guests anymore, but decay and a creepy atmosphere still call it home.

The only thing stranger than stumbling onto these philosophical musings is the story of the homesteader who created them.

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

This historic California cemetery holds the bodies of veterans of both the Civil War and the Donner Party.

A sudden forest of traditional Papua New Guinean art works is hidden in a corner of Stanford University.

Crumbling pink walls and murder memorials preserve the pioneer history of Joshua Tree.

This “living museum” at UCLA exhibits thousands of plant species from all over the world.

The Empire Mine is "one of the oldest, largest, deepest, longest and richest gold mines in California."

A three-story, three-dimensional hobo clown in a tutu welcomes CVS shoppers.