This odd California folly seems like it was almost designed to accumulate urban legends.

This sculpture garden in Death Valley makes you feel like you've slipped into some alternate reality.

An academy where anyone can train in the exciting acrobatic sports of parkour and freerunning.

Graffiti-covered ruins that were once part of a farm owned by a mental hospital.

A raised boardwalk winds through a thicket of stunted, century-old trees no more than nine feet tall.

The abandoned train depot now doubles as a well-placed rest stop for those who take the road less traveled.

This abandoned boat was left in place thanks to its rotting beauty.

A "haunted" landmark on the coast of Southern California.

The graffiti-covered remnants of a former triangulation station are balanced precariously on this California peak.

Semi-recognized center of the world, with many oddities.

Remains of a Greek freighter trapped off of Rocky Point in 1961.

Appropriation-friendly collection of books, periodicals, and more.

Every year, over 25,000 monarchs overwinter in Pacific Grove.

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

The sun acts as a key that only fits this giant keyhole twice a year.

A shape-shifting buy-sell-trade bookstore, born to Beatnik Era spirit.

A cozy bookstore is tucked within an old gold mine shaft beneath the cafe and ice cream shop.

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

An abandoned Jazz Age dream home and con man's hideout in Death Valley.

Fourteen curious and controversial white bunnies sit in a circle near Newport Beach City Hall.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

While exploring the desert, you can stop by the home of a fictional heretic from a parallel universe.

Art from the latest counter-culture; kids who dye their hair blue and believe the future will be a post-apocalyptic water world.

This stunning sea creature-shaped home blends into the landscape like a fantasy villa.