Admire a Lilliputian replica of the fast food outlet.

In September 1974, a small group of athletes completed the first modern triathlon event in San Diego's Mission Bay.

Old car parts and assorted materials get turned into one man's mechanical treasures on the side streets of Cleveland.

The home made famous by the 1983 holiday classic is now a perfectly preserved shrine to the movie.

This 47-foot chile pepper sculpture welcomes Scoville heat unit obsessed tourists to the Big Chile Inn.

Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.

One doctor's retirement plan included opening this award-winning Mexican-Indian eatery on the ground floor of a hospital.

This bronze statue commemorates the strange and beloved mascot of UC Irvine—the only university to be represented by a giant anteater.

This bizarre hotel on historic Route 66 has been plagued by rumors of paranormal activity.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

Grab a latte at the birthplace of modern American skateboarding.

This store is dedicated to unique found footage and the strangeness of pre-internet pop-culture.

It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.

Fourteen curious and controversial white bunnies sit in a circle near Newport Beach City Hall.

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

One of California's oldest continually used high schools has an interesting history, both on and off screen.

The 10-foot-wide Long Beach home was built on a dare.

The 55-pound trichobezoar was removed from the stomach of a cow.

A house turned museum is the real-life "home" of the fictional main character of The Wizard of Oz.

A pair of giant legs paying homage to a poem, a king, and it would seem, socks.

A small car graveyard sits in the shadow of the famous Cadillac Ranch.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the "Golden Age" of the American automobile.

This constitutionally sound Muffler Man harkens back to the days these attractions were a must-see.

The Grand Canyon of Texas.