This stunning sea creature-shaped home blends into the landscape like a fantasy villa.

This bizarre hotel on historic Route 66 has been plagued by rumors of paranormal activity.

Come crisp December nights, this fairly plain neighborhood becomes a holiday dream world.

One of the first skyscrapers in Santa Monica, and a famous getaway for the Hollywood elite of then and now.

For over 20 years, Lil Toot has delighted guests with narrated boat rides between Stearns Wharf and Santa Barbara Harbor, becoming a beloved local legend and top-rated experience for visitors.

This little gem of Spanish Colonial architecture has been abandoned since the 1950s.

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

A house built from trash known as the poor man's Hearst Castle.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

Honoring the famed folktale author, this California museum looks like it belongs in the Black Forest.

Get up close to emus and ostriches, or buy their tasty meat.

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

Thousands of migrating monarchs overwinter clustered amongst the eucalyptus trees.

Coastal dunes, site of buried Egyptian movie set and former utopian colony.

The wild west is still alive and well at this authentic mining town watering hole.

Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.

A collection of anti-communist sculptures stands watch in the Mojave Desert.

Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.

Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

Meat and seafood are part of the frozen dessert flavors available at these legendary street stands.

A sapling of the legendary tree where conquistador Hernán Cortés sat and wept after an Aztec uprising.