Someone really, really wanted to save this fast-food icon from demolition.

This bronze statue commemorates the strange and beloved mascot of UC Irvine—the only university to be represented by a giant anteater.

One of the only known surviving coconut palm trees in the entire state.

Stroll the grounds built by murder, suicide, and dirty oil money at one of Hollywood's most filmed mansions.

The Hollywood home of Kermit the Frog and Yoda used to be Charlie Chaplin's film studio.

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

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

This jagged colossus of a building is mostly held together by an enormous concrete exoskeleton.

A wealth of pop culture statuary and green chile dishes give this roadside restaurant clout.

Located near the U.S.-Mexico border, this park remembers the famous raid of General Francisco “Pancho” Villa and his soldiers.

This replica of the Indian spiritual master Meher Baba's tomb stands unfinished in the New Mexico desert.

A mecca of Mexican art and cuisine just over the border.

The state bird of New Mexico, constructed entirely out of garbage.

At this research institute, the chile is king.

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

A blacklight journey through a celestial art exhibit.

Inside this small museum resides a strange mix of miniature collections passed down over time.

This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.

The symbol was surreptitiously built into the river bank by German prisoners of war.

Home of the International Space Hall of Fame.

A home base for Judy Chicago, one of America's leading radical feminist artists.

This centuries-old pueblo church houses the body of a Franciscan friar who is said to be a rare "incorruptible" corpse.

The only Native American comic shop in the world.

The fictional star of "Breaking Bad" is memorialized with a real-life gravestone in his hometown.