The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

A winding path built in secret on the edge of the continent.

17,400 lbs., 12 feet in diameter, and 29 years in the making.

Elaborate hand-carved wooden clocks two brothers made in their spare time are on display at this handsome little museum.

A flamboyantly decorated bridge signals diversity and fellowship at the entry to Indianapolis' Broad Ripple Village.

Water of undetermined depth has attracted rare fish and cult leaders alike.

"Only the devil could play golf here."

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

Marta Becket's hand-painted theater in the desert.

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

The biggest pinball arcade in the world has over 600 pinball machines, and 300 arcade machines.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

Experience a quartz crystal sound bath inside a storied, all-wood sound-chamber.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

World's largest collection devoted to one fruit.

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.

An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.

Explore 10 acres of environmental sculptures.

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

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