Sunset-colored dunes of volcanic ash make taking a poor photo impossible.

One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

"The Hoppiest Place in the World" holds the world’s largest collection of bunny memorabilia and is a singular testament of a couple's devotion to all things Leporidae.

Located on 420 acres in the high desert, this spiritual center is dedicated to the "science of the future."

This forgotten Frank Lloyd Wright house is an architectural marvel at the end of a sleepy residential street.

A regular looking rock with an unbelievable history.

The hotel room where Janis Joplin tragically died has now become a makeshift shrine to the singer.

This print shop boasts one of the largest pinball arcades in San Francisco.

The highest dunes in California are the most likely place in the area to hear the Singing Sands.

An unreal vintage shop that wears its dadaist influence on its zombie fish.

A beloved carnival gets a modern makeover in Los Angeles.

Once strictly off-limits, this lower level housing curious and priceless vehicles of the Petersen Automotive Museum is now open to the public.

This quirky roadside attraction dives into the many theories surrounding North America's most infamous hairy cryptid.

The unedited photograph called "Bliss" has graced the screens of over a billion computers.

Stroll the grounds built by murder, suicide, and dirty oil money at one of Hollywood's most filmed mansions.

Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.

Julia Morgan's Moorish-Gothic labyrinth of fountains, trees, natural light and Oakland's notable dead.

These millipedes glow not out of attraction, but as a not-too-subtle warning.

The abandoned personal amusement park of the King of Pop.

A couple turned their front yard into an artistic masterpiece.

No matter what it might seem like on film, most scenes filmed on a plane are filmed at this LA studio.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

Hidden above a drug store on a nondescript corner of Lincoln Heights is a private clubhouse for intrepid explorers.

A hidden subterranean installation offers a view of the sky.