Mecca, California
Salton Sea
The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.
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Mecca, California
The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.
Mecca, California
World's largest collection devoted to one fruit.
Calipatria, California
This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.
Niland, California
An off-grid art installation that encourages its visitors to imagine a world without waste.
Calipatria, California
A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.
Bombay Beach, California
Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.
Calipatria, California
Erroneously called the world's tallest flagpole, this landmark is devoted to "good neighborliness."
Encinitas, California
The oldest structure in a beachside California city was built to serve eight students.
Del Mar, California
This unique sanctuary invites you to interact with the beautiful birds.
Encinitas, California
These unusual houses look like giant boats that washed ashore on a residential street.
Las Vegas, Nevada
A giant open-air sculpture made of over 200 full-sized boats.
Las Vegas, Nevada
James Turrell's total color immersion art installation, hidden on the top floor of a luxury handbag shop.
Las Vegas, Nevada
The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.
Las Vegas, Nevada
This institution collects the history of burlesque dancing with a titillating collection of ephemera and pasties.
San Diego, California
Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.
Manhattan Beach, California
The sun acts as a key that only fits this giant keyhole twice a year.
Los Angeles, California
Three vintage horses survived a 1976 inferno and found a home on a sister carousel.
Los Angeles, California
The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.
Los Angeles, California
It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.
Los Angeles, California
Left untouched since a double murder-suicide in the 1960s, Los Feliz murder mansion remains a neighborhood mystery.
Tustin, California
This enormous World War II relic is one of the largest wooden structures in the world.
Los Angeles, California
World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.
Los Angeles, California
The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.
Los Angeles, California
A few iconic structures are all that remain of America’s first outdoor shopping mall.