A very tiny church, bisected by a now-dead oak tree and marooned in the middle of a shopping center parking lot.

This simple highway curve has become a comedic pilgrimage site.

This bronze statue commemorates the strange and beloved mascot of UC Irvine—the only university to be represented by a giant anteater.

Try the frozen treat that inspired Arrested Development's famous banana stand.

Someone really, really wanted to save this fast-food icon from demolition.

A monument to a one-legged kidnapper, horse thief, and charlatan asks visitors to throw rocks in a pile.

A UFO scrapyard in the California desert.

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

Famous and forgotten figures lie beneath the faded headstones and decaying planks of wood.

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

This dark, quiet forest on the outskirts of San Diego is dense with rumor and lore.

This Pringle-shaped ledge makes for the perfect photo op.

These unusual houses look like giant boats that washed ashore on a residential street.

Giant nude woman of Tijuana is also the artist's home.

This unique sanctuary invites you to interact with the beautiful birds.

Every weekend, people gather here for a brief chance to see their loved ones on the other side of the United States–Mexico border.

Educational foundation that teaches the powers of fourth dimensional physical properties.

The Giant Lemon of Lemon Grove.

This little blue house pokes out over the campus of UC San Diego, seven stories high.

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

A magnificent, reportedly haunted mansion built for a composer by Spiritualists.

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

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

This stately structure has been abandoned for half a century.