The tiniest tiki room in San Diego.

The most beautiful Taco Bell in the world even has surfboard parking.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

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

This diner's a kitschy dreamland for anyone whose heart is stuck in the 1980s.

This Hollywood dive houses a mural painted by the artists who animated its namesake film.

The Zalud family experienced a number of tragedies in one decade, giving rise to rumors that the 19th century house is haunted.

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

The capitol city's oldest existing cemetery.

These four islands right offshore have waterfalls, colorful lights, fancy buildings, and a secret purpose.

Where a staggering 747 ships were constructed during World War II.

Nationwide network of co-ownership underground catastrophe shelters.

A wild west scene starring life-sized wooden statues hides in the trees behind Pierce College.

This abandoned motel doesn't welcome guests anymore, but decay and a creepy atmosphere still call it home.

The cluster of boulders near Fort Irwin is covered in military insignia.

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

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

Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.

The oldest continuously operating church in California.

This historic California cemetery holds the bodies of veterans of both the Civil War and the Donner Party.

This little museum has an exhibit devoted to the elusive forest denizens.

A watering hole where the options for seating include a bar, patio, or subterranean cave.

Before it was abandoned and left to rust alongside the road, this riverboat starred in a John Wayne movie.

This desert oddity hides in plain sight thanks to a cartographic error and a desert explorer with a punny sense of humor.