Mecca, California
International Banana Museum
World's largest collection devoted to one fruit.
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Mecca, California
World's largest collection devoted to one fruit.
Riverside, California
Mexican food and folk art.
San Francisco, California
A monument to the love people have for their pets.
San Francisco, California
San Franciscans leave gifts and messages for the magical beings that live behind the tiny, mysterious door installed on a tree in Golden Gate Park.
San Francisco, California
A collection of memorabilia from the Beat era in the back of a San Francisco bookstore.
San Francisco, California
A still functioning vaudeville carousel that has operated for over a century boasts a colorful menagerie and past.
Los Angeles, California
A shrine to a skeleton saint in the city of angels.
Pasadena, California
A bigger-than-life pun that has become a beacon of altruism.
Three Rivers, California
These millipedes glow not out of attraction, but as a not-too-subtle warning.
San Jose, California
The largest permanent Monopoly board makes one of the longest games even bigger.
Near Lake Arrowhead, California
Costumed elves and mountain bikers co-exist peacefully at this abandoned Christmas-themed adventure park.
Los Angeles, California
Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.
San Francisco, California
The tea room that pushed the boundaries of adorable straight into... we can't find the words.
Palm Springs, California
An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.
San Francisco, California
An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.
Tulelake, California
Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.
Madison, Wisconsin
"Looks so real, it's scary!"
Sequoia National Park, California
Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).
Crestline, California
Carved by a waterfall in a hard-to-reach rock formation, this heart-shaped rock has inspired romantics for decades.
Los Angeles, California
A look into the Church of Scientology's deeply unfavorable view of psychiatry.
Santa Cruz, California
A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.
Los Angeles, California
Hidden in the hills of Hollywood, this secluded Oz-themed garden is dotted with dozens of thrones.
San Francisco, California
A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.
Calipatria, California
A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.