It would be a crime to miss it.

Decommissioned experimental solar facilities that pioneered solar energy technology.

Subterranean house made out of a grain silo, located in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

Instead of faces, these sculptures have barcodes—statements on societal dehumanization.

A museum dedicated to a sea that should have never been.

Delve into a wealth of oddities, antiques, and taxidermy treasures.

A black and white painted wall creates an optical illusion in the California desert.

A comprehensive collection of Pez dispensers.

This diner's a kitschy dreamland for anyone whose heart is stuck in the 1980s.

Mediums from a psychic utopian community lead a trippy VR journey on a parked desert bus.

A store that sells all manner of bones, insects, and animal curiosities.

An Old West film set seen in countless TV shows and movies is open for the public to explore.

A small medical museum with a recreated doctor's office.

Eclectic collection of dark and macabre antiques.

Art from the latest counter-culture; kids who dye their hair blue and believe the future will be a post-apocalyptic water world.

An invitation-only museum of items natural and bizarre, arcane and exotic.

Exotic feline breeding compound and conservation center.

The biggest pinball arcade in the world has over 600 pinball machines, and 300 arcade machines.

The old Niles Canyon Aqueduct in the San Francisco Bay Area is a bemusing and secret trail through nature for wayward travelers.

Wander through desolate oil fields littered with rigs.

One of the smallest parks in San Francisco honors the legacy of the "Mother of Civil Rights in California."

A historic train ride from California to Mexico.

These two K-9 memorials commemorate the sister cities of Edinburgh and San Diego.

A giant statue perched on dumpsters watches over the freeway.