One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

This dormant volcanic crater has been converted from a roiling pit of magma to a pleasant hiking spot.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.

A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.

On a barren hillside in the Yucca Valley, the recently restored Desert Christ Park has attracted pilgrims and kitsch hunters for over 50 years.

An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.

Arcadia is home to a haven for nature geeks and 80s TV lovers alike.

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.

A regular looking rock with an unbelievable history.

Once strictly off-limits, this lower level housing curious and priceless vehicles of the Petersen Automotive Museum is now open to the public.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

Experience a quartz crystal sound bath inside a storied, all-wood sound-chamber.

Explore 10 acres of environmental sculptures.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

Carved by a waterfall in a hard-to-reach rock formation, this heart-shaped rock has inspired romantics for decades.

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

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

Dozens of lights dangle from the branches of what may be the brightest tree in Los Angeles.

An expansive book store, art gallery, and curio shop with wares ranging from tarot cards to novelty socks.

A cult following celebrates the legend that belies this curious podiatrists' office sign which has worked its way into song, literature, animation, and the visual arts.