Fans of the spicy bright-red sauce can tour where it's made.

A couple turned their front yard into an artistic masterpiece.

A large sculptural artwork and garden in Escondido, California.

A self-built castle made by a mysterious man.

Acres of natural wonders left behind by a socialite-turned-gardener.

The space-age building is home to one of the few remaining rotating restaurants in America, and the only one that inspired a 1980s sitcom.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

A UFO scrapyard in the California desert.

This historic tower in the California desert promises visitors a "vortex of good vibes".

A rare surviving example of a pre-WWII Japanese garden, restored after years of neglect.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

Happy harbor seals frolic and snooze on this warm, sandy stretch of coast.

Friendships have been forged over ham and eggs every Wednesday morning for a century.

A library of rare occult books in Los Angeles.

An Old West film set seen in countless TV shows and movies is open for the public to explore.

The beloved dining spot stands at the cross-section of Hollywood and the Old West.

Beautiful Victorian buildings from L.A.'s forgotten architectural past.

The abandoned train depot now doubles as a well-placed rest stop for those who take the road less traveled.

Gorgeous purple flowers drape from the world's largest blossoming plant.

This strange, big-tailed beast became a Pennsylvania town's unofficial mascot.

Crumbling pink walls and murder memorials preserve the pioneer history of Joshua Tree.

Now abandoned, the first public health hospital in the U.S. saw more than one million immigrants from around the world.

Windswept and remote, this island was once the home of a rare mammoth and today is home to a rare tree.

From this desk Al Hirschfeld drew his influential caricatures of the 20th century's Broadway stars.