A vast city of the dead, where the deceased outnumber the living by more than a million.

On a barren hillside in the Yucca Valley, the recently restored Desert Christ Park has attracted pilgrims and kitsch hunters for over 50 years.

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

Rare collectibles from automated musical instruments to 250 unique automobiles.

The world's largest wooden trestle stretches across this desert canyon in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.

Colorful Native American paintings are hidden within this small cavern.

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

An abandoned Cold War missile radar site.

This Oakland fairytale kingdom, fiercely devoted to childlike whimsy, was an early inspiration for Disneyland.

From the sky, a kaleidoscope of color brightens the grey landscape of the San Francisco Bay.

A hidden world of exotic succulents and cacti.

This infamous prison has a store where you can buy goods crafted by incarcerated people.

The rusting remains of the largest assembled WWII fleet on the West Coast.

Secret US military film studio in the Hollywood Hills.

An eccentric folk art landmark made out of discarded bottles by an inspired "grandma."

Playable, historic pinball machines fill this Alameda museum.

Offering commanding views of the California coastline, this restaurant was a hub for the artists and bohemians of Big Sur.

The oldest dim sum restaurant in the United States is a nostalgic jewel.

A visionary, futuristic sculpture in Los Angeles that never met its extraterrestrial potential.

Contemporary art inspired by natural history and science drawing on ancient techniques in a modern world.

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

This surreptitious shop is only open five hours per week.

While exploring the desert, you can stop by the home of a fictional heretic from a parallel universe.

The memorial to the victims of the Jonestown Massacre carries the names of 918 lost, including one name people wish wasn't there.