The world's largest wooden trestle stretches across this desert canyon in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.

A remote desert lookout offers unparalleled views of the California badlands for those who brave the trek.

A monument to a one-legged kidnapper, horse thief, and charlatan asks visitors to throw rocks in a pile.

Along a California highway is a kind of Jurassic Park made of metal.

An offbeat angle on the ocean viewed through an antiquated lens.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

Every weekend, people gather here for a brief chance to see their loved ones on the other side of the United States–Mexico border.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

The freeway that never was.

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

North America's largest accredited model railroad museum.

One of the largest trees of its kind in California.

Swarms of butterflies cannot compare to the awe inspired by the publicly-funded nakedness once displayed in this sunken garden.

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

One of the ghostly stops along Route 66.

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.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

This dormant volcanic crater has been converted from a roiling pit of magma to a pleasant hiking spot.

A pair of large white marble lions guard this stretch of the Mojave Desert, and it is utterly mysterious how they got there.

An abandoned 1920s-era stretch of cabins now overshadowed by the 66 Motel.