Russian history in San Francisco.

Nursery with extensive collection of flesh-eating plants operated by the author of "The Savage Garden."

An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.

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

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

Two rocks in a perpetual kiss and one of "the most romantic spot in America."

The "3rd largest" city in California is an empty mirage of suburbia in the middle of nowhere.

Fourteen curious and controversial white bunnies sit in a circle near Newport Beach City Hall.

From Japan to Italy, this California park explores the world's cultures through their gardens.

The fossilized remains of ancient California redwoods.

Ten 25-foot-tall, beehive-shaped kilns, abandoned in Death Valley.

World's largest collection devoted to one fruit.

A promotional sun clock on the site of San Francisco's great raceway.

Where the line between entertainment and aerospace blurs.

A world-class observatory in the California desert.

This impressive tunnel was dug entirely by hand over the course of 36 years.

A library and museum dedicated to typography.

An optical illusion found amid a logged redwood forest.

A large instrument played by the wind.

The highest dunes in California are the most likely place in the area to hear the Singing Sands.

A volcanic tunnel illuminated by natural skylights offers a shaded respite from the desert sun.

The restored and active Victorian-era final resting place of San Francisco.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

The neighborhood shop is a sort of tiny cactus museum full of exotic specimens you can take home.