In California, colorful roadside signs remind us all that love transcends borders.

An off-grid art installation that encourages its visitors to imagine a world without waste.

A huge work of Burning Man-inspired outsider art on the grounds of a California winery.

One of the largest trees of its kind in California.

A massive ultra-modern church presents a science-fiction view of Catholicism's inclusive future.

The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.

A small, peaceful sculpture garden with a grim memorial to a disaster that took place a few blocks away.

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

In this roadside "community for the small," abandoned toys gain new lives.

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

Since World War II people have been decorating this stretch of the Yuma desert with signatures arranged out of rocks.

Despite being a perfectly pleasant place to be, Loyalton can't seem to attract any visitors.

A classically inspired temple in Redwood City.

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

One man's prolific, decade-long quest to turn trash into artistic treasure.

This one-block alleyway is stuffed with street art that is colorful, cultural, and intensely political.

A crumbling Beaux Arts monument to the Bay Area's age of rail.

Elephant seals and sea lions have turned the abandoned buildings on this island into their endangered love shack.

The longest burning light bulb in the world.

An abandoned car and strange wooden debris are among the scattered remains of the old sand and gravel quarry.

The California capital city once stood 10 feet lower than it does today.

Crumbling pink walls and murder memorials preserve the pioneer history of Joshua Tree.

An vast warehouse of everyday treasures in Berkeley, CA.

Hopeless romantics will swoon over the sweet story behind this bright and colorful home.