A large sculptural artwork and garden in Escondido, California.

Hundreds of trees made from glass bottles make up this forest on Route 66.

Finale of "William Tell Overture" can be heard as drivers pass over grooves in the road.

This dark, quiet forest on the outskirts of San Diego is dense with rumor and lore.

Built by one man in the '20s, this site is now a museum representing the Great Basin cultures.

An eccentric folk art landmark made out of discarded bottles by an inspired "grandma."

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

Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.

According to legend it was a nap taken under this tree that kicked off the California Gold Rush.

A glittering South Asian anomaly in a wealthy Los Angeles suburb.

Costumed elves and mountain bikers co-exist peacefully at this abandoned Christmas-themed adventure park.

Rare collectibles from automated musical instruments to 250 unique automobiles.

The remnants of a failed socialist commune can still be found just off a California highway.

The last orange grove of the San Fernando Valley is owned and protected by CSU Northridge.

A wild west scene starring life-sized wooden statues hides in the trees behind Pierce College.

Come crisp December nights, this fairly plain neighborhood becomes a holiday dream world.

You don't want to get caught in this trap--or do you?

Carved by a waterfall in a hard-to-reach rock formation, this heart-shaped rock has inspired romantics for decades.

This serene oasis in an affluent Los Angeles neighborhood holds some of Gandhi's ashes and got Elvis into Eastern Philosophy.

Chewing gum tycoon's memorial lies perched over wife's botanical gardens on Santa Catalina Island.

World War II-era Nazi compound nestled in the Santa Monica hills.

One of the world's longest murals depicts the history of diversity in Los Angeles.

This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.

An offbeat angle on the ocean viewed through an antiquated lens.