This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.

A house built from trash known as the poor man's Hearst Castle.

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

An underground mansion with fruit-bearing trees and grapes growing beneath the surface of central California.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

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

A water tower shaped like a giant coffee pot looms over a small Swedish village in Central California.

Coastal dunes, site of buried Egyptian movie set and former utopian colony.

The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."

A remote crossroads honoring a fallen talent.

Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

A B-17 bomber stands as a memorial to the residents of Tulare County who served in World War II.

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

A former utopian healing center created by a huckster and built by derelicts.

The Hopi-style structure was built by the man who discovered Desert Hot Springs' famous mineral water.

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.

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

Get up close to emus and ostriches, or buy their tasty meat.

California's oldest wind harp represents a historic piece of America's Danish history.

Honoring the famed folktale author, this California museum looks like it belongs in the Black Forest.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.