A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

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.

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

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

Acres of natural wonders left behind by a socialite-turned-gardener.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

The hidden jewel of Disneyland: a members only playground for the Disney elite.

A glittering South Asian anomaly in a wealthy Los Angeles suburb.

One man's vast collection of artifacts and ephemera from matchbooks and postcards to vintage neon signs and cars.

Large but largely ignored, these 42 life-size Liberty Bell replicas were a peculiar, unexplained feature on the facade of a Macy's department store.

A cow in the road might subvert the flow of traffic but this one's above it all, quite literally.

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

This serene oasis in an affluent Los Angeles neighborhood holds some of Gandhi's ashes and got Elvis into Eastern Philosophy.

A three-story, three-dimensional hobo clown in a tutu welcomes CVS shoppers.

From pre-war whiskey cocktails to prohibition-era speakeasy secrecy, this bar has seen it all.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

Arcadia is home to a haven for nature geeks and 80s TV lovers alike.

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

One of the world's longest murals depicts the history of diversity in Los Angeles.