One of New York's most iconic authors is strangely honored by this Oklahoma park.

A tree grown from astronaut seeds which were exposed to cosmic rays.

It should come as no surprise that the world's largest artichoke lies in the town that calls itself the "Artichoke Center of the World."

Peek inside this sandy mailbox and you'll spot kids' letters to Santa.

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

The contents of this safe survived a 37-kiloton nuclear bomb.

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

This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.

An oil baron's wild paradise and the winner of an ill-fated air race.

A whimsical tower with a spiral staircase, inspired by the Space Age and the Möbius strip.

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.

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

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

A surreal, Gaudi-inspired play space near an Anaheim community center.

This Route 66 classic sports a giant fiberglass rabbit that you can ride.

A former chicken restaurant that doubled as a speakeasy is now a quirky home full of wonderfully strange traditions.

An acoustic anomaly with a mysterious cause.

“It's the quality” (but probably also the drive-through donut tunnel) that has attracted diners since 1968.

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

This collector's home is a constant work in progress.

A common entry point to the Griffith Observatory trail holds its own wonders.

A carousel trades in its classic horses and calliope for endangered species, native flora and fauna, and a modern soundtrack.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high power conical Tesla Coil.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.