A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

This San Diego museum, housed in a former Navy training facility, is dedicated to preserving women’s historic achievements.

North America's largest accredited model railroad museum.

Swarms of butterflies cannot compare to the awe inspired by the publicly-funded nakedness once displayed in this sunken garden.

One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.

This little blue house pokes out over the campus of UC San Diego, seven stories high.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

Lemon Grove, California is known for its giant lemon...and mummified bodies.

A couple turned their front yard into an artistic masterpiece.

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

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

A mining town once rife with murderous disputes over its copious treasures now creates income as a popular spot for photo shoots.

One of the ghostly stops along Route 66.

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

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

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

9,000 square feet of vintage and modern mechanical toys, dioramas & sideshow curiosities.

Don't blink or you'll miss it.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

Eclectic collection of dark and macabre antiques.

A whimsical antique shop with a strong air of mystery, filled with items from ages, and what feels like worlds, past.