The Citrus Variety Collection at UC Riverside contains two trees of each of the 1,000+ varieties of citrus.

A herd of 150 bison live on California's Santa Catalina Island and are at the heart of an ongoing debate between environmental protection and economic expansion.

A giant knight, sex education, date shakes, and Jesus coexist happily in this Coachella Valley desert oasis.

The so-called "Bridge of Thighs" in Palm Springs allows nudists to discreetly cross the road.

You don't have to be a diplomat to visit the so-called Camp David of the West.

An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.

Nestled in Coachella Valley, this museum transports guests from the Mesozoic Era, to the land of Egyptian kings.

A giant desert bird that once swung music fans at Coachella now has a home in a nearby traffic circle.

At the western edge of Palm Springs, a rugged desert canyon trail leads to a waterfall at the base of the San Jacinto Mountains.

Explore the wide world of desert plants at this unique Palm Springs botanical garden.

A black and white painted wall creates an optical illusion in the California desert.

Chewing gum tycoon's memorial lies perched over wife's botanical gardens on Santa Catalina Island.

A very tiny church, bisected by a now-dead oak tree and marooned in the middle of a shopping center parking lot.

This simple highway curve has become a comedic pilgrimage site.

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

Try the frozen treat that inspired Arrested Development's famous banana stand.

Someone really, really wanted to save this fast-food icon from demolition.

A monument to a one-legged kidnapper, horse thief, and charlatan asks visitors to throw rocks in a pile.

A UFO scrapyard in the California desert.

The world's largest wooden trestle stretches across this desert canyon in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.

Famous and forgotten figures lie beneath the faded headstones and decaying planks of wood.

The overgrown ruins of a once thriving World War I-era copper mine.

This dark, quiet forest on the outskirts of San Diego is dense with rumor and lore.

This Pringle-shaped ledge makes for the perfect photo op.