Iceland's "Smoky Valley" is a beautiful river that is shrouded in a constant cover of steam clouds.

A restaurant devoted to "trouser grip" wrestling, an ancient form of Viking wrestling that is Iceland's national sport.

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.

The sun acts as a key that only fits this giant keyhole twice a year.

A ghost town at the airport is now a refuge for blue butterflies.

The Mighty Wurlitzer organ continues to belt out the tunes at downtown El Segundo's historic home for silent and classic movies.

Made famous by cable TV, this oddball collection of antiques and collectibles is a cut above the rest.

A hospital closed seemingly in the middle of operations, leaving behind fodder for horror films and ghost hunters.

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."

The sea once considered an ecological wasteland is now called "crown jewel of avian biodiversity" by scientists.

Crumbling pink walls and murder memorials preserve the pioneer history of Joshua Tree.

Appropriation-friendly collection of books, periodicals, and more.

A temple devoted to inner esoteric mysteries located in a California commercial strip.

Hidden in the back of a disused small town hotel is a dive bar shellacked with over a million pennies.

The headquarters of a secretive order is also a beautifully-designed park.

Its dark depths conceal millions of rare, delicate crystal formations.

This store is dedicated to unique found footage and the strangeness of pre-internet pop-culture.

Celebrating the transformation of trash into objects of beauty.

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

The final resting place of a space program monolith.

A Swedenborgian glass church surrounded by redwoods sits perched atop a massive landslide area.

Explore 10 acres of environmental sculptures.

A modern mechanical planetary system, part of a 10,000 year clock.