Authentic gondola hanging from the ceiling, notable mural in the back room.

A black and white painted wall creates an optical illusion in the California desert.

This enormous World War II relic is one of the largest wooden structures in the world.

A dwindling menagerie of anthropomorphic oil derrick animals still dot the barren California landscape.

Room 32 of the Alta Cienega Motel has grown into a shrine to the Lizard King.

A rococo retro-futurist future-rustic vernacular between yesterday’s tomorrow and the future that never was.

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

Furniture tries to escape an abandoned building in San Francisco.

Gift shop offering toe tags and chalk body beach towels tucked into a coroner's office.

The last of its kind in the country.

The old Niles Canyon Aqueduct in the San Francisco Bay Area is a bemusing and secret trail through nature for wayward travelers.

A "Titanic" superfan changed his name to Jack and set up this strange shrine to the blockbuster, complete with Korean food and Tarot readings.

During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.

A monument is dedicated to the thousands of people who pick and harvest our nation's food.

This distinctive blue and white jet fighter is a symbol of the area’s relationship with aviation.

This sculpture was made out of recycled guns that were turned in to the city.

This beloved, whimsical weiner topped an eclectic variety of Los Angeles buildings, including a Thai restaurant and an advertising agency.

This wooden statue commemorates a man who spent nearly 40 years waving hello to the people of Laguna Beach.

A bust of the entertainer and politician sits in an alcove at the Palm Springs Airport.

In a forgotten Central Valley industrial park lies the busiest railroad junction in California.

An outdoor display of military missiles developed at Point Mugu Naval Base.

A gathering of green robots at the Googleplex.

This statue celebrating early Hollywood is largely forgotten, while its twin replica at Walt Disney World has become an icon.

This vast and otherworldly landscape is one of the largest dune complexes in North America.