World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

His discovery kicked off the Gold Rush. One of the hands on this commemorative statue points to the spot where he found the precious metal.

Outside San Francisco lies a small clown cemetery and memorial.

This municipal playground was co-created by the father of one of the most playful characters ever.

An off-grid art installation that encourages its visitors to imagine a world without waste.

A 1950s Googie burger stand is now a Los Angeles landmark.

Over 300 taxidermied animals in a Californian restaurant make for a taxidermist's dream and an animal lover's nightmare.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

Oakland's beautiful monumental cemetery.

This grinning pup statue is all that's left of what was once a ubiquitous Bay Area diner chain.

The southernmost outpost of the Russian Empire in colonial America.

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

The peaceful gravesite of a rugged wild west gunman echoes the touching story of his last days.

This corn maze so big you may want to pack a lunch, and possibly a flaregun.

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

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

An "anarchical" no man's land, complete with garbage sculptures and a hobo-run "Landfillian Library."

An amazing collection of fantastic reptiles, amphibians, spiders, and insects.

A vast city of the dead, where the deceased outnumber the living by more than a million.

Over 315,000 preserved amphibians and reptiles in jars.

Because there's no place like home.

World's largest collection devoted to one fruit.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.