A massive ultra-modern church presents a science-fiction view of Catholicism's inclusive future.

A Roman-inspired temple once controlled half of San Francisco's waters.

A local dialect born in the late 19th century is only spoken in this isolated California valley.

A raised boardwalk winds through a thicket of stunted, century-old trees no more than nine feet tall.

Odd stone and concrete monuments in the "Poet of the Sierras" eclectic folly garden.

The famous animator's private station house and man-cave was the birthplace of imagineering.

Here, Father Agapius Honcharenko established his homestead, becoming the first nationally conscious Ukrainian to settle in the United States.

Inside this museum, the history of the Walt Disney Family empire is on full display.

The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.

This controversial depiction of the "Founder of California" looks as though it was sculpted from mashed potatoes.

A hardware store Buddha statue installed to deter vandalism wound up attracting Vietnamese immigrants who came to pray.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

Thousands of crosses and markers for soldiers who lost their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan blanket a California hillside.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.