Former 1954 Del Mar Train Station now serves signature cocktails and delightful culinary treats, and still operates as a Metro stop.

Named for the 39 tribes that live in Oklahoma, this restaurant's menu deliciously highlights local flavors.

Formerly the world's largest, this Willy Wonka-esque contraption runs 24/7.

The neon signs from Las Vegas' past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

Fourteen curious and controversial white bunnies sit in a circle near Newport Beach City Hall.

This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.

This park is home to well over 100 handmade birdhouses.

One of the largest helium balloons in the U.S. is a 112-foot ginormous orange.

A small sculpture garden that provides a microcosmic representation of California.

About 80% of all U.S. avocados are descendants of Rudolph Hass's glorious tree.

An unexpected and peaceful oasis on a hillside.

Remants of foundations, streets, and streetcar tracks inhabit the cliffs where a landslide occurred in 1929.

Back in 1952, you could get a mushroom cloud chaser with your atomic cocktail.

Bootleggers ran booze beneath this building before (and after) Route 66 appeared beside it.

The wild west is still alive and well at this authentic mining town watering hole.

L.A.'s oldest operating bowling alley is a beautifully restored homage to its speakeasy days.

This Old West eatery along America's Loneliest Road was originally a stop on the Pony Express.

The Route 66 institution that inspired Taco Bell also served as an important headquarters for Mexican-American social movements.

A giant desert bird that once swung music fans at Coachella now has a home in a nearby traffic circle.

Hike amid the palm trees that thrive among Southern California's Indio Hills.

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

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

The L.A. Zoo has a secret garden of rare bootleg cycads, a palm specimen dating back 280 million years.

Gorgeous purple flowers drape from the world's largest blossoming plant.