Abandoned anti-ballistic missile base.

Bug-devouring flora are the stars of a special wing of the glass conservatory.

An abandoned Cold War missile radar site.

Graffiti-covered ruins that were once part of a farm owned by a mental hospital.

Semi-recognized center of the world, with many oddities.

The sun acts as a key that only fits this giant keyhole twice a year.

This “living museum” at UCLA exhibits thousands of plant species from all over the world.

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

This symbol of peace is appropriately positioned overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

360-degree virtual reality chamber physically immerses scientists into their data.

No one's quite sure why there's a metal megaphone bolted on two rocks in the middle of the Mojave Desert.

An abandoned, unfinished mansion on grounds strewn with lava rocks.

A beloved carnival gets a modern makeover in Los Angeles.

Art from the latest counter-culture; kids who dye their hair blue and believe the future will be a post-apocalyptic water world.

Russian history in San Francisco.

At this California chicken ranch, four bucks will get you 18 eggs and a chorus of dancing animatronic poultry.

A cozy bookstore is tucked within an old gold mine shaft beneath the cafe and ice cream shop.

The remains of a 12th-century chapter house in Golden Gate Park.

This old mining town, deep in the California desert, has a year-round population of one.

A pair of large white marble lions guard this stretch of the Mojave Desert, and it is utterly mysterious how they got there.

The site of a classic series of Laurel and Hardy pratfalls.

From Japan to Italy, this California park explores the world's cultures through their gardens.

Megachurch turned Catholic church comprised of 10,000 glass panes.

This stunning sea creature-shaped home blends into the landscape like a fantasy villa.