This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

Large but largely ignored, these 42 life-size Liberty Bell replicas were a peculiar, unexplained feature on the facade of a Macy's department store.

One of the largest helium balloons in the U.S. is a 112-foot ginormous orange.

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

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."

A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

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

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

A glittering South Asian anomaly in a wealthy Los Angeles suburb.

The show's fictional Korean medical camp was created in the Santa Monica hills.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

Get up close to emus and ostriches, or buy their tasty meat.

Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

This traditional garden in the San Fernando Valley doubled for Star Fleet Academy, and is irrigated entirely by wastewater.

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

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