This massive store is home to an eccentric collection of vintage, retro, and peculiar goods.

This quirky curiosity shop takes its cues from the world's bazaars.

One of the largest trees of its kind in California.

The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.

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

The Giant Lemon of Lemon Grove.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

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

A UFO scrapyard in the California desert.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

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

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

One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.

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

A world-class observatory in the California desert.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

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

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.

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

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

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