The Hopi-style structure was built by the man who discovered Desert Hot Springs' famous mineral water.

Bits and pieces from the ill-fated Donner Party's winter cabins.

A private home built to resemble the shape of a microscopic creature.

The sun acts as a key that only fits this giant keyhole twice a year.

Neoclassical Revival mansion and set of horror cult classic Phantasm.

Celebrating the transformation of trash into objects of beauty.

This store is dedicated to unique found footage and the strangeness of pre-internet pop-culture.

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

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

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

This little valley along Highway 1 is engulfed by thousands of lilies during the spring season.

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

Secret US military film studio in the Hollywood Hills.

This peaceful garden is hidden on the grounds of a spiritual organization founded by a pioneer yogi.

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

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

An abandoned Jazz Age dream home and con man's hideout in Death Valley.

A hidden world of exotic succulents and cacti.

The graffiti-covered remnants of a former triangulation station are balanced precariously on this California peak.

The space-age building is home to one of the few remaining rotating restaurants in America, and the only one that inspired a 1980s sitcom.

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.

A cake-themed art installation tucked away in historic Chinatown.

Hollywood's oldest hotel is the site of the first Academy Awards, the birthplace of Marilyn Monroe's career, and the home of Montgomery Clift's ghost.