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

It should come as no surprise that the world's largest artichoke lies in the town that calls itself the "Artichoke Center of the World."

This museum started as a collection of Manhattan Projects and continues to add exhibits as they are declassified.

Thousands of pieces of art have been carved into the rock at the site of an ancient volcanic eruption.

America's only nuclear missile silo open to the public.

An underground mansion with fruit-bearing trees and grapes growing beneath the surface of central California.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

A Swedenborgian glass church surrounded by redwoods sits perched atop a massive landslide area.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

A historic fort commemorating the United States' naval history.

This symbol of peace is appropriately positioned overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

One of the largest trees of its kind in California.

One of the best collections of antique printing machinery in the world.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

These four islands right offshore have waterfalls, colorful lights, fancy buildings, and a secret purpose.

The 10-foot-wide Long Beach home was built on a dare.

An antique store houses the last operational diner from the defunct department store chain.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

The final resting place of a space program monolith, soon to be unveiled again to the public.

A "Titanic" superfan changed his name to Jack and set up this strange shrine to the blockbuster, complete with Korean food and Tarot readings.

The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

Thousands of turbines whir at the origin of North American wind power.