This one-block alleyway is stuffed with street art that is colorful, cultural, and intensely political.

The sole surviving relic of the San Francisco neighborhood cobbled together from old horsecars and streetcars.

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.

The flock of plastic poultry is an ode to the classic comedy staple.

Make your reservation to have coffee with some kitties.

The longest and widest floating bridge in the world.

An old-timey peepshow allows visitors to gawk at some of the world's most freakishly large footwear.

The former Naval shipyard is open for exploring - mostly.

The perfect spot for a picnic, right next to a giant ballistic missile.

The story of Two Guns, Arizona could easily be described as a Shakespearian tragedy on Route 66.

One poet's handmade, anachronistic home.

Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.

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

On a barren hillside in the Yucca Valley, the recently restored Desert Christ Park has attracted pilgrims and kitsch hunters for over 50 years.

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

Abandoned Air Force base that has fallen into disrepair.

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

Because there's no place like home.

Crumbling pink walls and murder memorials preserve the pioneer history of Joshua Tree.

Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.

Abandoned anti-ballistic missile base.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.