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

Nursery with extensive collection of flesh-eating plants operated by the author of "The Savage Garden."

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

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.

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

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

A library built during San Francisco's pioneer times is a student's retreat, bibliophile's sanctuary, and chess player's delight.

Handmade treasures from around the world.

Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.

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

"Only the devil could play golf here."

The highest dunes in California are the most likely place in the area to hear the Singing Sands.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

A world-class observatory in the California desert.

The liveliest ghost town in the state.

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

Stroll the grounds built by murder, suicide, and dirty oil money at one of Hollywood's most filmed mansions.

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

The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

The abandoned personal amusement park of the King of Pop.

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

These millipedes glow not out of attraction, but as a not-too-subtle warning.

A modern mechanical planetary system, part of a 10,000 year clock.