Santa Barbara

This nonsensical smiling boat shuttles passengers between two places they could've easily walked between.

Acres of natural wonders left behind by a socialite-turned-gardener.

Happy harbor seals frolic and snooze on this warm, sandy stretch of coast.

The ruins of the castle that chemicals built.

An eccentric folk art landmark made out of discarded bottles by an inspired "grandma."

Large but largely ignored, these 42 life-size Liberty Bell replicas were a peculiar, unexplained feature on the facade of a Macy's department store.

Coastal dunes, site of buried Egyptian movie set and former utopian colony.

California's oldest wind harp represents a historic piece of America's Danish history.

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

Hidden in the back of a disused small town hotel is a dive bar shellacked with over a million pennies.