Over 300 taxidermied animals in a Californian restaurant make for a taxidermist's dream and an animal lover's nightmare.

Where NASA's satellites and rovers phone home.

In this roadside "community for the small," abandoned toys gain new lives.

This little museum has an exhibit devoted to the elusive forest denizens.

A large sculptural artwork and garden in Escondido, California.

A UFO scrapyard in the California desert.

Graffiti-covered ruins that were once part of a farm owned by a mental hospital.

“It's the quality” (but probably also the drive-through donut tunnel) that has attracted diners since 1968.

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

360-degree virtual reality chamber physically immerses scientists into their data.

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

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

Once a place of peaceful repose, this sanitarium now faces an uncertain future.

A burnt orange monolithic dome structure perched on a hillside near Interstate 280.

Travelers leave tea kettles in a remote part of Death Valley as part of a mysterious, decades-old tradition.

The "3rd largest" city in California is an empty mirage of suburbia in the middle of nowhere.

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

World's largest collection devoted to one fruit.

This stunning sea creature-shaped home blends into the landscape like a fantasy villa.

An optical illusion found amid a logged redwood forest.

A former utopian healing center created by a huckster and built by derelicts.

An unreal vintage shop that wears its dadaist influence on its zombie fish.

Fourteen curious and controversial white bunnies sit in a circle near Newport Beach City Hall.

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.