The dramatic upward-curving roof is one of the most iconic examples of Googie architecture that still stands today.

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

A Cold War site complete with rusty structures, hiking trails, and beautiful views.

A private home built to resemble the shape of a microscopic creature.

This desert oddity hides in plain sight thanks to a cartographic error and a desert explorer with a punny sense of humor.

The sun acts as a key that only fits this giant keyhole twice a year.

Its dark depths conceal millions of rare, delicate crystal formations.

A tribute to the life and work of the beloved "Peanuts" cartoonist.

The most beautiful Taco Bell in the world even has surfboard parking.

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

The largest dune field in the Mojave offers a chance of hearing the 'singing sands.'

Smooth basaltic rocks tell a tale of ancient glacial waterfalls.

Nursery with extensive collection of flesh-eating plants operated by the author of "The Savage Garden."

This stockpile of junked electronic and mechanical gadgets is a favorite among Hollywood prop masters.

California's own majestic geyser is powered by a subterranean volcano.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

A Mysterious Masonic tomb in San Luis Obispo.

A burnt orange monolithic dome structure perched on a hillside near Interstate 280.

Travelers leave tea kettles in a remote part of Death Valley as part of a mysterious, decades-old tradition.

Two rocks in a perpetual kiss and one of "the most romantic spot in America."

A hard-to-reach oasis in a desolate corner of Death Valley National Park.

The overgrown ruins of a once thriving World War I-era copper mine.

A popular tourist cave with a dark past.

“It's the quality” (but probably also the drive-through donut tunnel) that has attracted diners since 1968.