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

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

Explore the wide world of desert plants at this unique Palm Springs botanical garden.

Instead of faces, these sculptures have barcodes—statements on societal dehumanization.

This general store offers visitors a glimpse back into the 1930s.

This giant spider sculpture made from the iconic car is one giant visual pun.

An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.

California's longest-running tourist attraction is a stump.

This outdoor observatory offers stellar views and a scale model of our solar system.

The quirky salon doubles as a retro museum run by the world's leading "hairstorian."

A meditative space out of a fantasy story.

This conservation area is also home to many of the region's desert tortoises.

An eclectic trailer park retreat in the middle of the California desert.

A spiritual center in the Santa Monica Mountains founded by Alice Coltrane after the death of her husband and fellow jazz musician John Coltrane.

Delve into a wealth of oddities, antiques, and taxidermy treasures.

A store that sells all manner of bones, insects, and animal curiosities.

Eclectic collection of dark and macabre antiques.

Dozens of lights dangle from the branches of what may be the brightest tree in Los Angeles.

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

A 250 million-year-old rock formation has earned a rather unique nickname.

Napa's oldest building is now a Mexican restaurant.

At night, a grove of towering redwood trees growing through the pavement block out all light from the so-called “Dark Park” of Madrone Avenue.

Explore more than 130,000 new and used books in the "world's largest outdoor bookstore."

Anyone can control this glittery light installation with just a phone call.