A museum dedicated to restoring vintage aircraft, located at a working airport.

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

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

The only thing stranger than stumbling onto these philosophical musings is the story of the homesteader who created them.

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

The quirky salon doubles as a retro museum run by the world's leading "hairstorian."

Mexican food and folk art.

A regular looking rock with an unbelievable history.

A meditative space out of a fantasy story.

Mediums from a psychic utopian community lead a trippy VR journey on a parked desert bus.

This general store offers visitors a glimpse back into the 1930s.

A museum dedicated to the decorative arts from the 16th through 19th centuries.

This Oakland fairytale kingdom, fiercely devoted to childlike whimsy, was an early inspiration for Disneyland.

Neoclassical Revival mansion and set of horror cult classic Phantasm.

Nursery with extensive collection of flesh-eating plants operated by the author of "The Savage Garden."

The memorial to the victims of the Jonestown Massacre carries the names of 918 lost, including one name people wish wasn't there.

Once the largest winery in the world, this castle-like building now sits abandoned on the San Pablo/San Francisco Bay shore.

A private home built to resemble the shape of a microscopic creature.

A unique market that brings together various goods and cultures.

Oakland's beautiful monumental cemetery.

Nose around a unique collection of more than 300 natural aromas used to craft perfume fragrances.

The century-old bell and clock tower at UC Berkeley is the third-tallest in the world, and has fossils.

A natural dome made of volcanic glass in Inyo National Forest.

Thousands of crosses and markers for soldiers who lost their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan blanket a California hillside.