A delightfully quirky blend of oddities spread throughout an old 1920s bank.

Right here, members of the Lewis and Clark expedition boiled ocean water to make salt.

A logging-themed roadside restaurant surrounded by museum-quality machinery and artifacts from the industry's heyday.

An oddity shop filled with loads of bones, skulls, crafting materials, vintage taxidermy, and more.

This Southern Californian Conservation Center is home to singing and howling apes.

A bizarre example of collective behavior resulted in thousands of shoe prints in Vegas parking lots.

A perfectly preserved small-town pharmacy and soda fountain that opened in the early 20th century and closed in the 1980s.

A classic Route 66 landmark that was built with scrap lumber and is held together with kitsch and puns.

The remains of a boarding school designed to forcibly assimilate Native American children.

One of the largest, oldest, darkest, quietest motel rooms in the world.

In a 345-million-year-old cave that's 200 feet underground, dinner awaits.

A surreal, interdimensional shopping center and portal to another universe by Meow Wolf.

The diverse and sometimes odd cultural heritage of the Golden State is collected, examined, and displayed in this proud museum.

Santa Monica's oldest restaurant, decorated with set pieces from the Mutiny on the Bounty.

Grab a latte at the birthplace of modern American skateboarding.

In one Santa Monica parking lot a mushroom cloud made of chains heralds a message of peace.

A treasure hunter's tiny bar, harboring celebrities since 1959.

This well-traveled chess park offers scenic views of the pacific and a colorful, eclectic clientele.

A Looff creation in Santa Monica best described as “a California-Byzantine-Moorish-style fantasy.”

A three-story, three-dimensional hobo clown in a tutu welcomes CVS shoppers.

Where a great scandal unfolded with a famous female revivalist at its center.

The wild west is still alive and well at this authentic mining town watering hole.

A puppeteer’s paradise offering shows, workshops, and an archive of over 2,000 puppets.

Home to the only outdoor municipal elevator in the United States.