These artworks take you traveling to mythical medieval Europe, the politicized grape fields of 1960s California, and deep below sea level.

Large but largely ignored, these 42 life-size Liberty Bell replicas were a peculiar, unexplained feature on the facade of a Macy's department store.

A glittering South Asian anomaly in a wealthy Los Angeles suburb.

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

The tea room that pushed the boundaries of adorable straight into... we can't find the words.

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

A small sculpture garden that provides a microcosmic representation of California.

One of the only known surviving coconut palm trees in the entire state.

This temple, built by an eccentric religious leader before his death, sits guarded and in ruins.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

The so-called "Bridge of Thighs" in Palm Springs allows nudists to discreetly cross the road.

Where there's quartz, there must be gold. Thus is the story of the mines of Julian, and the titillating times of the Gold Rush.

A monument to the frontier doctor who came up with the idea of delineating highways with a painted line.

Erroneously called the world's tallest flagpole, this landmark is devoted to "good neighborliness."

An off-grid art installation that encourages its visitors to imagine a world without waste.

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

Burping, gurgling geothermal mud pots by the Salton Sea.

The sea once considered an ecological wasteland is now called "crown jewel of avian biodiversity" by scientists.

Huge otherworldly domed rocks on the shore of a deadly lake.

At this deceptively beautiful beach, nothing is what it seems.

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

One of the largest trees of its kind in California.