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

Back in 1952, you could get a mushroom cloud chaser with your atomic cocktail.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.

This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.

A frozen relic of Seattle's hydroelectric boom is now a teaching facility for future engineers.

An old-timey peepshow allows visitors to gawk at some of the world's most freakishly large footwear.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

The words of the neighborhood's most famous poets adorn four concrete walls.

This centerpiece of the Hollywood & Highland shopping center is a recreation of a long-lost movie set.

A cult following celebrates the legend that belies this curious podiatrists' office sign which has worked its way into song, literature, animation, and the visual arts.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

Inside this clubhouse is a cinephile's paradise.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

Pay your respects to a folk-punk legend.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

Hidden in the Santa Ynez Mountains off Highway 154, this tiny restaurant once served as a stagecoach stop.

On top of Gibbet Hill lie the ruins of a lavish turn-of-the-century estate that never quite came to be.

A short walk through the woods will take you to an unusual flat hill top, used by the Shakers for outdoor worship.

Funded entirely by volunteers and donors this military memorial features a tank with a comedy line on its barrel.

This railroad tunnel was once the longest in Massachusetts.

One of the oldest baseball fields in continuous use has been hosting games since 1878.