A network of hundreds of interconnected wineries in caves hides under the town center.

A comprehensive collection of Pez dispensers.

This historical theme park celebrates all things noodle.

This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.

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

A 19th-century Baja cantina that many say is the birthplace of the margarita.

An abandoned convention space that has been left to the homeless and the radical.

This Oakland fairytale kingdom, fiercely devoted to childlike whimsy, was an early inspiration for Disneyland.

The century-old bell and clock tower at UC Berkeley is the third-tallest in the world, and has fossils.

Where the polar bear watches over everything, and every drink is a double.

A Roman-inspired temple once controlled half of San Francisco's waters.

The black lab that was voted mayor of a California town is forever remembered by a life-size statue.

The longest burning light bulb in the world.

Over 300 taxidermied animals in a Californian restaurant make for a taxidermist's dream and an animal lover's nightmare.

This mountaintop beacon is only lit three times a year but shines like some kind of all-seeing eye.