Places Edited by Findingbalance18

The same water that fills a luxury resort’s pools feeds these free hot springs in the rainforest.

A very tiny church, bisected by a now-dead oak tree and marooned in the middle of a shopping center parking lot.

After serving in World War II and picking up Apollo astronauts, this aircraft carrier has been turned into a museum overlooking the San Francisco Bay.

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

A lonely monument to the original Silicon Valley tech campus.

This giant spider sculpture made from the iconic car is one giant visual pun.

A tribute to the movie stars who fought to keep Beverly Hills separate from Los Angeles.

An antique store houses the last operational diner from the defunct department store chain.

“It's the quality” (but probably also the drive-through donut tunnel) that has attracted diners since 1968.

This historic aviation building is now a museum owned and operated by Disney.

A giant knight, sex education, date shakes, and Jesus coexist happily in this Coachella Valley desert oasis.

George Lucas donated this park to honor the birthplace of his two biggest movie franchises.

An abandoned 1930s gas station turned bustling neighborhood park.

Hopeless romantics will swoon over the sweet story behind this bright and colorful home.

A restored 1920s cascade stairway provides one of the best views of Oakland's Lake Merritt.

Don't bother sending any mail to this ghost town.

A water tower shaped like a giant coffee pot looms over a small Swedish village in Central California.

It is locally loved and ridiculed for literally looking like poop.

Giant jewel-toned statues fill the grounds of this Cambodian Buddhist temple in California.

The quirky salon doubles as a retro museum run by the world's leading "hairstorian."

A hardware store Buddha statue installed to deter vandalism wound up attracting Vietnamese immigrants who came to pray.

A giant desert bird that once swung music fans at Coachella now has a home in a nearby traffic circle.

The rest of him lived another 61 years and was buried elsewhere.

Machinery left over from California's once thriving mercury industry now attracts artists and explorers.