This California tree is the single source of the state's entire orange industry.

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

Arcadia is home to a haven for nature geeks and 80s TV lovers alike.

See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.

A motel dedicated to Southwestern nostalgia.

This Route 66 classic sports a giant fiberglass rabbit that you can ride.

A pair of giant roadside arrows are all that remains of a former Route 66 trading post.

Don't blink or you'll miss it.

A classic Route 66 landmark that was built with scrap lumber and is held together with kitsch and puns.

The remains of this hell for leather wild west town can still be found in the Arizona desert.

A stealthy Apache hideaway that became the haunting site of a mass grave.

The story of Two Guns, Arizona could easily be described as a Shakespearian tragedy on Route 66.

An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.

A sprawling cave network created by a lone lava tube.

“It's the quality” (but probably also the drive-through donut tunnel) that has attracted diners since 1968.

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.

This San Diego museum is dedicated to preserving women’s historic achievements.

This historic graveyard was partially paved over to create a streetcar line.

Large but largely ignored, these 42 life-size Liberty Bell replicas were a peculiar, unexplained feature on the facade of a Macy's department store.

The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.

Entering this curiosity shop is like stepping into a mad scientist's lab.

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

A few iconic structures are all that remain of America’s first outdoor shopping mall.

A nursery specializing in strange and beautiful succulents and cacti.