Made famous by cable TV, this oddball collection of antiques and collectibles is a cut above the rest.

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

A visionary, futuristic sculpture in Los Angeles that never met its extraterrestrial potential.

Take a monster truck tour around an ostrich farm in the middle of the desert.

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.

The so-called "Bridge of Thighs" in Palm Springs allows nudists to discreetly cross the road.

An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.

Giant origami crease patterns engraved in Santa Monica intersections may even be visible from space.

This nondescript tunnel has been featured in a number of iconic movies, from “Roger Rabbit” to “Back to the Future.”

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high power conical Tesla Coil.

The fading, forgotten remains of a once bright and booming factory.

What is the Thing?

This quirky hot springs town known to locals as "T or C" was named after a radio show.

Albuquerque found the perfect use for tumbleweeds at Christmastime.

This southwest-styled home in Santa Fe claims to be the oldest house in America thanks to an ancient bit of foundation.

This innocuous New Mexico storefront was once the secret jump-off spot for Manhattan Project scientists.

The oldest continuously occupied public building in the United States.

This giant pocket watch is the third iteration of a local landmark that has been standing just off the Santa Fe Plaza for over 100 years.

A planet-hunting astrograph built in the 1920s to seek out the so-called "Planet X" beyond Uranus.

The final resting place of the businessman-turned-astronomer who helped discover Pluto stands near his observatory.

This Arizona observatory is famous for investigations into Martian life, and as the place humans first spotted Pluto.

A replica of the flagpole that gave a frontier town its name.

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

The final resting place of a space program monolith.