The fossilized remains of ancient California redwoods.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

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

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.

Ingenious bakery opens up the first Cupcake ATM at their flagship location in Beverly Hills.

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.

Home to the "Circus" trees created by Axel Erlandson.

The last of its kind in the country.

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

A century-old tradition has culminated in a small but singular collection of feline effigies.

A gaudy painted elephant stands in memory of south Florida's fallen carnies.

Panorama exhibition hall in old silent theater with a beautiful backyard garden.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

An underground mansion with fruit-bearing trees and grapes growing beneath the surface of central California.

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

An outsider art studio that created a piece of work so popular they had to turn mainstream.

A living snapshot of a different time in America is preserved and maintained by a community of volunteers.