One of the world’s largest and deepest freshwater springs, where mastodons once roamed.

The only place to see live frogs don pigtails and top hats, then eat their scrumptious legs.

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."

This quirky outpost and gallery inside a former church is an unexpected trove of handcrafted art.

Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night.

A spring-fed pool so deep it's used for scuba diving as well as swimming.

An iconic location along the Los Angeles River where countless movie scenes are filmed.

This store is dedicated to unique found footage and the strangeness of pre-internet pop-culture.

This midcentury LA bar was the birthplace of tiki culture.

Museum dedicated to the preservation of surf culture.

One of the only known surviving coconut palm trees in the entire state.

Sojourn to the past at this residence teeming with 1950s memorabilia.

What began as an illegal art installation has become a symbol for unity, ocean awareness, and coastline preservation.

Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

The tiniest tiki room in San Diego.

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

Some of Arizona's best spit-roasted tacos al pastor can be found at a weekend swap meet.

From working out of his garage to the James Beard semifinals, one Tucson baker has kept his fan base—and his grains—local.

One of the oldest Mexican restaurants in the United States air-dries its trademark beef in a dangling outdoor cage.

The remains of this rugged homestead ranch offer a brief glimpse into a bygone era.

This southwestern historic site was designed and built by an artist who wanted his work to "feel at home."

Open since 1938, this diner has kept its fountain, malt machine, and all the gum that greasers left beneath its counter.

The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.