In the middle of the desert, miles from any human life, sat an anomalous pay phone that still magically answers your calls.

A replica of the first public theater built in California.

A non-native grove of 241 redwoods in Southern California.

From silent movie theater to rock &roll palace and beyond.

Explore an early California pioneer's rancho hidden in LA's manufacturing hinterland.

Known as the "Hobbit Houses," these storybook homes look like they're straight out of the Shire.

Everything you always wanted to know about borates is here.

This collection of hand fans doubles as a history of femininity.

"The greatest unknown literary treasure in Los Angeles."

This stately structure has been abandoned for half a century.

Established in 1853, this crumbling cemetery sits forgotten on the corner of Church and Chapel in Gold Country.

On a barren hillside in the Yucca Valley, the recently restored Desert Christ Park has attracted pilgrims and kitsch hunters for over 50 years.

Chewing gum tycoon's memorial lies perched over wife's botanical gardens on Santa Catalina Island.

Dentist's hated concrete colossi are now beloved icons of the community.

Where the writer penned his famous story about a jumping frog.

A historic hotel that made a cameo in Hitchcock's classic film has no intention of letting guests forget its fame.

A still functioning vaudeville carousel that has operated for over a century boasts a colorful menagerie and past.

Nancy Thompson's Home from "A Nightmare on Elm Street."

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

A classic American barn that was the home of a classic American television star.

It's not your typical library, memorial, or book store.

The dramatic upward-curving roof is one of the most iconic examples of Googie architecture that still stands today.