A cult following celebrates the legend that belies this curious podiatrists' office sign which has worked its way into song, literature, animation, and the visual arts.

Space program, pneumatics and more, bits and pieces, for movie sets or the common man.

This diner's a kitschy dreamland for anyone whose heart is stuck in the 1980s.

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

Hidden in the hills of Hollywood, this secluded Oz-themed garden is dotted with dozens of thrones.

This little gem of Spanish Colonial architecture has been abandoned since the 1950s.

This Los Angeles animation studio is keeping the wonder of stop motion puppetry alive.

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

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

Inside this store, a mysterious statue draws visitors from the world over.

This comprehensive collection features Native American artifacts dating back centuries.

A rare wayfinding portmanteau of “Street” and “Avenue.”

Opinions differ as to whether this Arizona tree was actually used as a Wild West jail, but that hasn't stopped the town from capitalizing on it.

This Route 66 classic sports a giant fiberglass rabbit that you can ride.

Limestone caves with spectacular showcase chambers.

In this small Phoenix taxidermy emporium, you can find everything from a squid in a jar to a freeze-dried toad.

On the outskirts of a reborn ghost town, a decaying post office remembers the bad old days.

The most magnificent bottle house in a town strangely full of them.

This historic estate on the east shore of Lake Tahoe was home to an eccentric millionaire (and his pet elephant, Mingo).

Mine your own precious stones.