North America's largest accredited model railroad museum.

One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

The cobbled together compound of a deceased artist which now serves as a filming location.

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.

Venue for strange sideshow displays and musical acts.

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

"Only the devil could play golf here."

This old mining town, deep in the California desert, has a year-round population of one.

A remote crossroads honoring a fallen talent.

The highest dunes in California are the most likely place in the area to hear the Singing Sands.

Four hundred granite steps were built into this massive rock by the National Park Service.