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

Its eclectic exhibits range from the world’s first motorcycle to Luke Skywalker’s Land Speeder.

Amazing meticulous gardens of personal wood carvings, Hydrangea, Canna, and many other flowers.

A monument to the frontier doctor who came up with the idea of delineating highways with a painted line.

Tenacious mummies survived dental problems, eternal entombment, and more than their fair share of devastating fires.

A still functioning vaudeville carousel that has operated for over a century boasts a colorful menagerie and past.

Chevron maintains one “Standard” brand station per state so it doesn’t lose the trademark.

The rustic cabin-like decor of this Arts and Crafts-style church reflects the love of nature central to its little-known theology.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

The miraculous hydrant that saved the Mission District in 1906.

The park is home to the United States's only still-operating Dutch windmill.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

A spectacular remnant of an Adler and Sullivan masterpiece that was destroyed in 1972.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

This simple highway curve has become a comedic pilgrimage site.

A giant knight, sex education, date shakes, and Jesus coexist happily in this Coachella Valley desert oasis.

A giant desert bird that once swung music fans at Coachella now has a home in a nearby traffic circle.

A burnt orange monolithic dome structure perched on a hillside near Interstate 280.

The most beautiful Taco Bell in the world even has surfboard parking.