This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

Explore the wide world of desert plants at this unique Palm Springs botanical garden.

A giant knight, sex education, date shakes, and Jesus coexist happily in this Coachella Valley desert oasis.

Experience the glam side of air travel without leaving the ground at this speakeasy.

An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.

A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.

On a barren hillside in the Yucca Valley, the recently restored Desert Christ Park has attracted pilgrims and kitsch hunters for over 50 years.

Meet 'Big Josh,' the 20-foot-tall muffler man.

This conservation area is also home to many of the region's desert tortoises.

The quirky salon doubles as a retro museum run by the world's leading "hairstorian."

An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.

An eclectic trailer park retreat in the middle of the California desert.

Explore 10 acres of environmental sculptures.

At this 1940s-era neighborhood favorite, you can still drink a cherry phosphate.

The California capital city once stood 10 feet lower than it does today.

A quarry cum sculpture park where the works of art are chiseled into the very walls.

A unique museum tells the story of the day-to-day life of World War I soldiers.

On this romantic tidal island reachable only at low tide the tomb of a famous French writer overlooks the sea.