The classic Atari game's iconic aliens have invaded downtown San Diego.

Haunting and beautiful trees, doomed to die.

The largest Star Wars collection in the world is its own galaxy of collectibles.

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

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

A meditative space out of a fantasy story.

Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.

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

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

The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.

An off-grid art installation that encourages its visitors to imagine a world without waste.

George Lucas donated this park to honor the birthplace of his two biggest movie franchises.

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

A Biblically-based Natural History Museum.

The Giant Lemon of Lemon Grove.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

This historic tower in the California desert promises visitors a "vortex of good vibes".

This desert oddity hides in plain sight thanks to a cartographic error and a desert explorer with a punny sense of humor.

A UFO scrapyard in the California desert.

Four hundred granite steps were built into this massive rock by the National Park Service.

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

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

This Pringle-shaped ledge makes for the perfect photo op.