Former 1954 Del Mar Train Station now serves signature cocktails and delightful culinary treats, and still operates as a Metro stop.

California's oldest wind harp represents a historic piece of America's Danish history.

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

In one Santa Monica parking lot a mushroom cloud made of chains heralds a message of peace.

This California eatery has made a name for itself by embracing Asia's rich history of eating bugs.

Legendary prop shop filled with one man's collection of scientific curiosities.

Perhaps the most unique of any Frank Gehry design for one simple reason: Gehry himself actually lives here.

A treasure hunter's tiny bar, harboring celebrities since 1959.

On a quiet suburban street stands a peculiarly decorated house covered in mosaics.

It's not your typical library, memorial, or book store.

One of the last remaining Carpenter Gothic churches is situated on a wildflower conservatory overlooking the bay.

Once the gateway to the utopian dream-village of a Civil War embalmer.

An abandoned, unfinished mansion on grounds strewn with lava rocks.

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

Along a California highway is a kind of Jurassic Park made of metal.

One doctor's retirement plan included opening this award-winning Mexican-Indian eatery on the ground floor of a hospital.

Malibu's first beach home features an astonishing trove of ceramic tiles.

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

This giant spider sculpture made from the iconic car is one giant visual pun.

Mexican food and folk art.

Smooth basaltic rocks tell a tale of ancient glacial waterfalls.

"Only the devil could play golf here."

This old mining town, deep in the California desert, has a year-round population of one.

Travelers leave tea kettles in a remote part of Death Valley as part of a mysterious, decades-old tradition.