A tribute to long time Venice Beach resident, artist and actor Dennis Hopper.

A rococo retro-futurist future-rustic vernacular between yesterday’s tomorrow and the future that never was.

This hidden fire lookout offers spectacular views of Sequoia National Park.

This small monument to the great inventor contains a time capsule and a Wi-Fi hotspot.

Giant jewel-toned statues fill the grounds of this Cambodian Buddhist temple in California.

George Lucas donated this park to honor the birthplace of his two biggest movie franchises.

It is locally loved and ridiculed for literally looking like poop.

A water tower shaped like a giant coffee pot looms over a small Swedish village in Central California.

Monumental sculptures of Patrick Amiot, constructed from debris, detritus, and determination.

In this roadside "community for the small," abandoned toys gain new lives.

This collector's home is a constant work in progress.

A remote desert lookout offers unparalleled views of the California badlands for those who brave the trek.

A giant desert bird that once swung music fans at Coachella now has a home in a nearby traffic circle.

Housed in a memorial lighthouse, this museum relays the history of surfing, beginning with the antics of royal Hawaiian teenagers.

A huge work of Burning Man-inspired outsider art on the grounds of a California winery.

Wheels of chrome by the thousands adorn this California Historical Landmark.

The mysterious, untimely death of a Canned Heat band member still haunts this unfinished home.

The oldest lighthouse on America's west coast no longer needs keepers, yet they maintain the site anyhow.

A pair of pure white felines guard the entrance to a spot of California real estate established as an artist's haven.

Hopeless romantics will swoon over the sweet story behind this bright and colorful home.

Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.

A New England-style lighthouse along California's beautiful Highway 1 gets a re-do.

Where NASA's satellites and rovers phone home.

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.