A shape-shifting buy-sell-trade bookstore, born to Beatnik Era spirit.

A UFO scrapyard in the California desert.

A temple devoted to inner esoteric mysteries located in a California commercial strip.

This sculpture garden in Death Valley makes you feel like you've slipped into some alternate reality.

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

The show's fictional Korean medical camp was created in the Santa Monica hills.

An iconic location along the Los Angeles River where countless movie scenes are filmed.

These two monoliths have stood at the entrance to the neighborhood since the days it was called "Hollywoodland."

The headquarters of a secretive order is also a beautifully-designed park.

An "anarchical" no man's land, complete with garbage sculptures and a hobo-run "Landfillian Library."

The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."

This mysterious and creepy location instills a strong sense of foreboding in all visitors.

This museum looks at the history of one of America's most famous prisons and most beloved albums.

A lawless town deep in Death Valley was famous for its riches and death rate.

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

This former stomping grounds of the most eminent astronomers of the early 20th century.

The largest Star Wars collection in the world is its own galaxy of collectibles.

The most isolated mailbox in America lets desert travelers record their passing.

An offbeat angle on the ocean viewed through an antiquated lens.

A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.

Semi-recognized center of the world, with many oddities.

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

Colorful Native American paintings are hidden within this small cavern.

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