Architectural Oddities in California

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

A futuristic-looking beach house built for the owner of a snack food brand.

This Alamo Square mansion is rumored to have hosted satanic rituals and other occult practices.

These were the largest wind chimes in the world when artist Tom Van Sant created them for a California mall in 1967.

A shockingly detailed small scale recreation of the temples of Abu Simbel.

This unique bed and breakfast was first constructed during the 1800s by a Russian immigrant family.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

For roadside fast food, pull over at the giant orange.

A 19th-century cabin built into a hollowed-out Sequoia tree.

Though the original building has been demolished, these massive bronze doors were saved.

This tall and trim architectural oddity is one of the skinniest buildings in San Francisco.

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

A relic from a forgotten bakery chain still spins atop a diner.

These unusual houses look like giant boats that washed ashore on a residential street.

The sole surviving relic of the San Francisco neighborhood cobbled together from old horsecars and streetcars.

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.