Get up close to emus and ostriches, or buy their tasty meat.

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

Every year, over 25,000 monarchs overwinter in Pacific Grove.

Fonts are born and bred here at the oldest letterpress type foundry in the United States.

The neighborhood shop is a sort of tiny cactus museum full of exotic specimens you can take home.

The largest dune field in the Mojave offers a chance of hearing the 'singing sands.'

Celebrating the transformation of trash into objects of beauty.

Sunset-colored dunes of volcanic ash make taking a poor photo impossible.

Built by the inventor of the radio, this abandoned hotel has housed early radio employees, military men, and a dangerous cult.

Another of California's unused Cold War missile defense complexes has become a graffiti gallery.

Smooth basaltic rocks tell a tale of ancient glacial waterfalls.

An eccentric folk art landmark made out of discarded bottles by an inspired "grandma."

360-degree virtual reality chamber physically immerses scientists into their data.

Where the line between entertainment and aerospace blurs.

One of the world's largest collections of rare and magnificent bird specimens.

Coastal dunes, site of buried Egyptian movie set and former utopian colony.

Contemporary art inspired by natural history and science drawing on ancient techniques in a modern world.

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

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

"Only the devil could play golf here."

This hilltop park offers magnificent views and a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece.

A popular tourist cave with a dark past.

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

Ingenious bakery opens up the first Cupcake ATM at their flagship location in Beverly Hills.