Anyone can control this glittery light installation with just a phone call.

A military vehicle collection, showcasing how war transportation advanced from horse drawn artillery to self propelled cannons.

This large pile of traveler-curated rocks by the dry lakebed is a longstanding tradition on the Old Mojave Road.

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

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

60 feet of towering steel balances gracefully.

Everything you always wanted to know about borates is here.

This magnificent mausoleum is as much a work of art as it is a historic resting place.

The stone walls of a home built to withstand a California wildfire still stand after more than a century.

This restaurant features Native American foods from across the country.

Explore more than 130,000 new and used books in the "world's largest outdoor bookstore."

Founded by a high school teacher, this poetry magazine became a center for all things literary.

Of all the origin stories for weed's secret code, this one likely has the goods.

This graffiti-covered bridge is the quintessential vision of a place for disillusioned youth to escape the complexities of burgeoning adulthood.

In California, colorful roadside signs remind us all that love transcends borders.

It is locally loved and ridiculed for literally looking like poop.

The black lab that was voted mayor of a California town is forever remembered by a life-size statue.

Dentist's hated concrete colossi are now beloved icons of the community.

At the base of the Golden Gate Bridge, a small sign basically begs for a high-five.

Once the fastest ship from San Francisco to Tahiti, the Galilee now lays in pieces in three different cities.

This museum explores the history of the book, from scrolls to mass-produced objects through tools, stories, and massive cast-iron binding machinery (some of it operational).

Established in 1853, this crumbling cemetery sits forgotten on the corner of Church and Chapel in Gold Country.

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

Hiding amid the largest camellia collection in the country lies a charming children's maze, donated by a secret admirer.