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

A unique collection of old miners' cave homes carved in to the hillside cliffs near Death Valley.

The location of the last stand of Charles Manson's doomsday cult.

Ten 25-foot-tall, beehive-shaped kilns, abandoned in Death Valley.

One of the most unusual geological features, recognizable from a dozen hit movies.

This unique graffiti art from the 1940s has become a staple of this local landscape in the remote California desert.

A ring of creosote bushes that are estimated to be 11,700 years old.

A quirky little oasis in the California desert where rescue animals abound.

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

First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.

What began with a single, 357-pound chunk of the Canyon Diablo meteorite grew to be an impressive collection. 

One of the world's longest murals depicts the history of diversity in Los Angeles.

Small museum packed with artifacts recovered by the man rumored to be the real-life inspiration for Indiana Jones.

Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.