This desert oddity hides in plain sight thanks to a cartographic error and a desert explorer with a punny sense of humor.

An ultra-modern vista that has been featured in so many films the house is a celebrity in its own right.

The world's largest wooden trestle stretches across this desert canyon in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.

While exploring the desert, you can stop by the home of a fictional heretic from a parallel universe.

Storybook cottage in Beverly Hills was once the site of 1920s silent film studio, affectionately known as "The Witch's House."

A burnt orange monolithic dome structure perched on a hillside near Interstate 280.

An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.

Built by the inventor of the radio, this abandoned hotel has housed early radio employees, military men, and a dangerous cult.

The liveliest ghost town in the state.

One of the ghostly stops along Route 66.

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

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

A castle that was built stone by stone by an eccentric journalist.

For one day every month Barcelona's Estació de França transforms into a market for model trains.

This Parisian café sticks almost exclusively to an ethos of reuse.