This bright and bubbly Palm Springs hotel was the brainchild of an iconic drag queen.

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

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

The Hopi-style structure was built by the man who discovered Desert Hot Springs' famous mineral water.

An eerie natural formation that looks right back at you.

Meet 'Big Josh,' the 20-foot-tall muffler man.

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

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.

Explore 10 acres of environmental sculptures.

Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.

One woman's Viking Castle on Lake Tahoe.

This naturally heated mountainous creek has created a group of neon blue pools of potentially deadly boiling water.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

The most beautiful Taco Bell in the world even has surfboard parking.

A classically inspired temple in Redwood City.

This old-world mansion with lush gardens is a gem in the heart of Silicon Valley.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

Guarded by the Angel of Grief, the Stanford family tomb attracts an odd mix of halloween revelry and somber contemplation.

Rodin's famous depiction of Dante's 'Inferno', amidst a sculpture garden of many of his other works.

A hidden world of exotic succulents and cacti.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.