This monster board rode a monster wave to break two world records.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.

Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.

A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.

The echoes of a railroad town that solemnly mark the end of the line.

The hundreds of movies and television shows shot in this high desert town are commemorated in a unique museum.

This rock formation named for its unique shape is one of many that call the Alabama Hills home.

The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."

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

Honoring the famed folktale author, this California museum looks like it belongs in the Black Forest.

Smooth basaltic rocks tell a tale of ancient glacial waterfalls.

Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

The liveliest ghost town in the state.

The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.

Come crisp December nights, this fairly plain neighborhood becomes a holiday dream world.

Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.

Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.

The short oil boom of Venice Beach, and its swift removal from the tourism-laden landscape.

Storybook cottage in Beverly Hills was once the site of 1920s silent film studio, affectionately known as "The Witch's House."

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

The dramatic upward-curving roof is one of the most iconic examples of Googie architecture that still stands today.