Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.

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

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

In the middle of the desert, miles from any human life, sat an anomalous pay phone that still magically answers your calls.

The ruins of the castle that chemicals built.

Travelers exchange letters with woodland creatures at this mini post office.

This bronze statue commemorates the strange and beloved mascot of UC Irvine—the only university to be represented by a giant anteater.

Grab a latte at the birthplace of modern American skateboarding.

California's longest-running tourist attraction is a stump.

This California family's ancestral melon is sold only here.

This bakery sits on the site of the Black Panther Party's first headquarters.

Windswept and remote, this island was once the home of a rare mammoth and today is home to a rare tree.

These cinderblock farmhouses were actually World War II radar stations in disguise.

A shockingly detailed small scale recreation of the temples of Abu Simbel.

Explore more than 130,000 new and used books in the "world's largest outdoor bookstore."

Puzzling...this tree looks like an assemblage of dismembered monkey limbs.

Over one million bird-related artifacts await.

The black lab that was voted mayor of a California town is forever remembered by a life-size statue.

Nestled in Coachella Valley, this museum transports guests from the Mesozoic Era, to the land of Egyptian kings.

At this deceptively beautiful beach, nothing is what it seems.

More than 700 species live within this murky marvel of a swamp on California's coast.

Known as the "Hobbit Houses," these storybook homes look like they're straight out of the Shire.

The sea once considered an ecological wasteland is now called "crown jewel of avian biodiversity" by scientists.

A mountain range on an active U.S. Navy base hides thousands of mysterious prehistoric rock carvings.