An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

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

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

The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.

Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.

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

Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.

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

Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.

A nondescript building that's been functioning as a speakeasy for nearly a century and a half.

A common entry point to the Griffith Observatory trail holds its own wonders.

Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.

An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.

A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.

Panorama exhibition hall in old silent theater with a beautiful backyard garden.

A meditative space out of a fantasy story.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

An underground mansion with fruit-bearing trees and grapes growing beneath the surface of central California.

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.