An ultra-modern vista that has been featured in so many films the house is a celebrity in its own right.

This museum boasts the ninth-largest collection of insects in North America.

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

This corn maze so big you may want to pack a lunch, and possibly a flaregun.

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

A glittering South Asian anomaly in a wealthy Los Angeles suburb.

Dioramas and animatronics lead you through the story of Bhagavad-gita, the Indian literary classic.

A small medical museum with a recreated doctor's office.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

An amazing collection of fantastic reptiles, amphibians, spiders, and insects.

One of the last free public hot springs is decorated with hippie art.

An eccentric folk art landmark made out of discarded bottles by an inspired "grandma."

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

One of the world's largest collections of rare and magnificent bird specimens.

A vast city of the dead, where the deceased outnumber the living by more than a million.

A hard-to-reach oasis in a desolate corner of Death Valley National Park.

Legendary prop shop filled with one man's collection of scientific curiosities.

This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.

An abandoned Jazz Age dream home and con man's hideout in Death Valley.

A nursery specializing in strange and beautiful succulents and cacti.

Along a California highway is a kind of Jurassic Park made of metal.

Handmade treasures from around the world.

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

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.