An absolutely beautiful 200-foot stained glass installation traces the evolution of knowledge.

The unusual patterns in this rock formation result from two distinct modes of weathering.

A clear blue swimming hole with hidden caves, still unexplored.

For those going through a life transition, a place to leave behind a piece of your former self.

Semi-recognized center of the world, with many oddities.

In California, colorful roadside signs remind us all that love transcends borders.

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

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

An off-grid art installation that encourages its visitors to imagine a world without waste.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

One of the largest trees of its kind in California.

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

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

This monster board rode a monster wave to break two world records.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

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

What began as an illegal art installation has become a symbol for unity, ocean awareness, and coastline preservation.

Fourteen curious and controversial white bunnies sit in a circle near Newport Beach City Hall.

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.

An optical illusion found amid a logged redwood forest.

A vaudeville performer mounted this hollowed-out redwood log onto the chassis of a truck, and toured the country spreading a message of conservation.