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

A meditative space out of a fantasy story.

You don't have to be a diplomat to visit the so-called Camp David of the West.

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

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

One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.

Lemon Grove, California is known for its giant lemon...and mummified bodies.

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

The last of its kind in the country.

The decor of this Hollywood movie palace just barely predated the opening of King Tut's tomb.

The real faces of Venice beach captured on Romanesque columns.

"Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament."

A three-story, three-dimensional hobo clown in a tutu welcomes CVS shoppers.

Pay your respects to a folk-punk legend.

One of the world's longest murals depicts the history of diversity in Los Angeles.

This opulent hotel has been visited by Spider-Man, Charlie's Angels, and the Ghostbusters.

The L.A. Zoo has a secret garden of rare bootleg cycads, a palm specimen dating back 280 million years.

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.

Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.

Magical-looking cottages that inspired one of the most famous animated films ever.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

A look into the Church of Scientology's deeply unfavorable view of psychiatry.

Panorama exhibition hall in old silent theater with a beautiful backyard garden.