Quartzsite, Arizona
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The shop's owner has spent decades in the desert wearing nothing but a strategically placed sock.
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Quartzsite, Arizona
The shop's owner has spent decades in the desert wearing nothing but a strategically placed sock.
Pasadena, California
Southern California’s Theme Park Beginnings.
Pasadena, California
A bigger-than-life pun that has become a beacon of altruism.
Rosemead, California
This 38-year old fish became a casualty of changing trends.
Pasadena, California
A stellar example of Art & Crafts architecture, and a movie set to boot.
Pasadena, California
A ticket to this nostalgia-soaked arcade comes with free play on more than 40 classic games.
Pasadena, California
The American Home, Re-imagined.
Marble Canyon, Arizona
This mesmerizing and surreal landscape features intricate patterns of white and red sandstone.
Glendora, California
The most unique castle in all of Southern California, entirely constructed from repurposed materials.
Eureka, Nevada
A small shop filled with history, mystery, folklore, and more.
McGill, Nevada
A perfectly preserved small-town pharmacy and soda fountain that opened in the early 20th century and closed in the 1980s.
Indio, California
A giant knight, sex education, date shakes, and Jesus coexist happily in this Coachella Valley desert oasis.
Riverside, California
A tribute to the disposable cups that were once manufactured here, this 68-foot-tall statue would be difficult to throw away.
Palm Springs, California
This general store offers visitors a glimpse back into the 1930s.
Palm Springs, California
With beautiful views and every detail perfectly considered, one of the geniuses of modern architecture built himself the perfect home.
Palm Springs, California
An ancient mineral hot spring sits at the middle of this combination cultural center and spa.
Mount Baldy, California
Abandoned bridge hidden deep in the San Gabriel Mountains.
Palm Springs, California
An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.
Palm Springs, California
This bright and bubbly Palm Springs hotel was the brainchild of an iconic drag queen.
Palm Springs, California
The so-called "Bridge of Thighs" in Palm Springs allows nudists to discreetly cross the road.
San Bernardino, California
These structures were inspired by both Native American shelters as well as, strangely, an ice cream shop.
Cabazon, California
The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.
Cherry Valley, California
A museum dedicated to the decorative arts from the 16th through 19th centuries.
Thousand Palms, California
Hike amid the palm trees that thrive among Southern California's Indio Hills.