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

Huge otherworldly domed rocks on the shore of a deadly lake.

The sea once considered an ecological wasteland is now called "crown jewel of avian biodiversity" by scientists.

Burping, gurgling geothermal mud pots by the Salton Sea.

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

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

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

Located on 420 acres in the high desert, this spiritual center is dedicated to the "science of the future."

A meditative space out of a fantasy story.

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

Traversing these canyons, visitors can take in stunning views and glimpses of the region's history.

Hike amid the palm trees that thrive among Southern California's Indio Hills.

These lush groves of fan palms rise up like oases out of southern California's Colorado Desert.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.

Wild West history in Hollywood style.

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.

The space-age building is home to one of the few remaining rotating restaurants in America, and the only one that inspired a 1980s sitcom.

This grand mansion has starred in everything from Bones to Buffy.

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House On Haunted Hil" to a robot hunter's pad.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

The oldest operational cathedral in the U.S. has one shell of a way of projecting speakers' voices.

In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.