This San Diego museum, housed in a former Navy training facility, is dedicated to preserving women’s historic achievements.

Authentic gondola hanging from the ceiling, notable mural in the back room.

It should come as no surprise that the world's largest artichoke lies in the town that calls itself the "Artichoke Center of the World."

A popular winter vacation destination for migrating monarch butterflies.

A working miniature city designed to teach kids about safety and presumably city planning.

This little museum has an exhibit devoted to the elusive forest denizens.

This sculpture garden in Death Valley makes you feel like you've slipped into some alternate reality.

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

Junkbots and mud babies are the masterpieces in this fantastically sci-fi art museum.

Somewhere between an art studio and a print shop, this artists storefront is a house of worship devoted to type.

Once close to extinction, there is no shortage of elephant seals on the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park.

What began with a single, 357-pound chunk of the Canyon Diablo meteorite grew to be an impressive collection. 

This little blue house pokes out over the campus of UC San Diego, seven stories high.

Antiques by the Bay.

This Oakland fairytale kingdom, fiercely devoted to childlike whimsy, was an early inspiration for Disneyland.

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

This museum looks at the history of one of America's most famous prisons and most beloved albums.

The largest dune field in the Mojave offers a chance of hearing the 'singing sands.'

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

A tribute to the life and work of the beloved "Peanuts" cartoonist.

The cobbled together compound of a deceased artist which now serves as a filming location.

This corn maze so big you may want to pack a lunch, and possibly a flaregun.

Nancy Thompson's Home from "A Nightmare on Elm Street."

This infamous prison has a store where you can buy goods crafted by incarcerated people.