One of the last free public hot springs is decorated with hippie art.

An unreal vintage shop that wears its dadaist influence on its zombie fish.

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

Acres of natural wonders left behind by a socialite-turned-gardener.

Hundreds of trees made from glass bottles make up this forest on Route 66.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

San Francisco Bay's ghost town.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

One of the ghostly stops along Route 66.

This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.

A meditative space out of a fantasy story.

This grand mansion has starred in everything from Bones to Buffy.

Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.

This glamorous old building is said to have inspired the Tower of Terror.

One man's vast collection of artifacts and ephemera from matchbooks and postcards to vintage neon signs and cars.

Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.

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

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

An underground mansion with fruit-bearing trees and grapes growing beneath the surface of central California.

Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.