A basement full of treasures lies beneath this inn that has worn many hats throughout its 140+ years.

Gouged in the mountain to make stage coach access easier through the Fremont Pass.

The hidden jewel of Disneyland: a members only playground for the Disney elite.

World War II-era Nazi compound nestled in the Santa Monica hills.

The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.

During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

Whiskey lovers, this is your happy place.

The cobbled together compound of a deceased artist which now serves as a filming location.

This graveyard is the eternal home of the residents of a vanished California town.

A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.

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

The world's largest wooden trestle stretches across this desert canyon in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.

Famous and forgotten figures lie beneath the faded headstones and decaying planks of wood.

This unique sanctuary invites you to interact with the beautiful birds.

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

Submerged lava formations create incredible waterworks.

A prehistoric landscape hidden in the cliffs of Maha'ulepu.

A nursery specializing in strange and beautiful succulents and cacti.

A meditative space out of a fantasy story.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

If New Orleans is the birthplace of the "cocktail," why does their own museum of cocktail memorabilia beg to differ?