One of the best absinthe distilleries in the United States.

Successful artist residence program has filled this ranch with dozens of sculptures over the years.

A restored 1920s cascade stairway provides one of the best views of Oakland's Lake Merritt.

Massive prehistoric mammals used these stones as oversized scratching posts.

Junkbots and mud babies are the masterpieces in this fantastically sci-fi art museum.

A garden oasis filled with flowers mentioned in the works of William Shakespeare.

These four islands right offshore have waterfalls, colorful lights, fancy buildings, and a secret purpose.

Hidden in the Santa Ynez Mountains off Highway 154, this tiny restaurant once served as a stagecoach stop.

Where religious effigies, magic soaps, and occult candles are brought to customers at wholesale prices.

Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

It's not your typical library, memorial, or book store.

The longest burning light bulb in the world.

Legendary frontman of the Doors looms in this giant mural by famed Venice muralist, Rip Cronk.

Faceless white figures loom over the city from the rooftop.

A watering hole where the options for seating include a bar, patio, or subterranean cave.

North America's largest accredited model railroad museum.

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

This Hollywood dive houses a mural painted by the artists who animated its namesake film.

A grove of "candelabra redwoods" deep in California's Lost Coast.

This sun-scorched lakebed contains samples of half the natural elements known to humankind.

This little museum has an exhibit devoted to the elusive forest denizens.

Haunting and beautiful trees, doomed to die.

A tree grown from astronaut seeds which were exposed to cosmic rays.