An ancient rogue artist community hidden next to one of the world's most glitzy and glamorous cities.

A place to see how French aristocrats lived in the early 1900s.

This massive blockhead sculpture hides an entire library.

Artist's eccentric property excessively decorated with found objects and work of his own.

Nearly every wall in this French villa has been "tattooed" by artist Jean Cocteau and other famous painters.

What if all public housing projects had been designed by "the Pygmalion of modern architecture," not only their prototype?

The most isolated mailbox in America lets desert travelers record their passing.

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

One of the ghostly stops along Route 66.

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

A pair of large white marble lions guard this stretch of the Mojave Desert, and it is utterly mysterious how they got there.

An abandoned 1920s-era stretch of cabins now overshadowed by the 66 Motel.

The smallest Mexican land grant in California was given, and then taken from, a 19th-century teacher and nurse.

Ancient human, animal, and geometric figures drawn in the earth.

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

World's largest collection devoted to one fruit.

Catch a glimpse of the elusive Peninsular bighorns right off of the desert freeway.

This historic tower in the California desert promises visitors a "vortex of good vibes".

The world's largest wooden trestle stretches across this desert canyon in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.

A museum dedicated to a sea that should have never been.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

A tribute to long time Venice Beach resident, artist and actor Dennis Hopper.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

Pasadena glamour turned government issue.