"Only the devil could play golf here."

This old mining town, deep in the California desert, has a year-round population of one.

Honoring the famed folktale author, this California museum looks like it belongs in the Black Forest.

California's oldest wind harp represents a historic piece of America's Danish history.

The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.

An Old West film set seen in countless TV shows and movies is open for the public to explore.

Malibu's first beach home features an astonishing trove of ceramic tiles.

Though tiki culture has gone in and out of fashion, the Tonga Hut has always been flying the flag in Los Angeles.

Bug-devouring flora are the stars of a special wing of the glass conservatory.

Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.

A beautiful memorial tells the story of a formerly enslaved woman whose kindness shaped a burgeoning city.

Where there's quartz, there must be gold. Thus is the story of the mines of Julian, and the titillating times of the Gold Rush.

One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.

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

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

The simple auditorium that launched a pop icon's career into the stratosphere.

Some of the most unusual (and in some cases, disgusting) flavors of soda imaginable.

A bigger-than-life pun that has become a beacon of altruism.

Contemporary art inspired by natural history and science drawing on ancient techniques in a modern world.

When flour explodes, it's not a pretty sight.

A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

These crudely shaped folk giants may be the the second most photographed statues in the U.S.