Legendary frontman of the Doors looms in this giant mural by famed Venice muralist, Rip Cronk.

60 feet of towering steel balances gracefully.

The words of the neighborhood's most famous poets adorn four concrete walls.

An expansive book store, art gallery, and curio shop with wares ranging from tarot cards to novelty socks.

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

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

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

Burping, gurgling geothermal mud pots by the Salton Sea.

This historic tower in the California desert promises visitors a "vortex of good vibes".

A UFO scrapyard in the California desert.

Giant nude woman of Tijuana is also the artist's home.

An ode to the friendship between four Pacific Rim countries.

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

A couple turned their front yard into an artistic masterpiece.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

Every weekend, people gather here for a brief chance to see their loved ones on the other side of the United States–Mexico border.

This seaside production studio was built to film 'Titanic' and has been the wet set of choice for other Hollywood productions since.

Get three sheets to the wind at this desert winery with a nautical theme.

Legend says one of the world's largest marine geysers is actually a whale that got wedged within the rocks.

A 19th-century Baja cantina that many say is the birthplace of the margarita.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

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

These unusual houses look like giant boats that washed ashore on a residential street.