A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

Haunting and beautiful trees, doomed to die.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

Megachurch turned Catholic church comprised of 10,000 glass panes.

A museum, art project, and institution that demands we look at the world around us in a strange new way.

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.

Iconic Los Angeles residence famous for its 19 statues of Michelangelo's David.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.

Ancient human, animal, and geometric figures drawn in the earth.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

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

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

Educational foundation that teaches the powers of fourth dimensional physical properties.

North America's largest accredited model railroad museum.

This historic tower in the California desert promises visitors a "vortex of good vibes".

Along a California highway is a kind of Jurassic Park made of metal.

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

Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.

"Only the devil could play golf here."

An abandoned Jazz Age dream home and con man's hideout in Death Valley.

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.