Only hotel where you can legally launder money.

Wild West history in Hollywood style.

Hidden in the Santa Ynez Mountains off Highway 154, this tiny restaurant once served as a stagecoach stop.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

The southernmost outpost of the Russian Empire in colonial America.

Not truly a ship nor a building, the Navy's first and last "landship" is now abandoned due to clerical issues.

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

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

The most beautiful Taco Bell in the world even has surfboard parking.

A treasure hunter's tiny bar, harboring celebrities since 1959.

Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.

A herd of 150 bison live on California's Santa Catalina Island and are at the heart of an ongoing debate between environmental protection and economic expansion.

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

It should come as no surprise that the world's largest artichoke lies in the town that calls itself the "Artichoke Center of the World."

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

A glimpse into the lives of the the Miwok and Paiute people in Yosemite National Park.

A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.

Hollywood's oldest hotel is the site of the first Academy Awards, the birthplace of Marilyn Monroe's career, and the home of Montgomery Clift's ghost.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

A three-story, three-dimensional hobo clown in a tutu welcomes CVS shoppers.

Bug-devouring flora are the stars of a special wing of the glass conservatory.

Oldest building in California still in use.

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

An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.