Magical-looking cottages that inspired one of the most famous animated films ever.

A cult following celebrates the legend that belies this curious podiatrists' office sign which has worked its way into song, literature, animation, and the visual arts.

The site of a classic series of Laurel and Hardy pratfalls.

A miniature train theme park, free to the public, laying at the base of the Santa Monica Mountains.

This peaceful garden is hidden on the grounds of a spiritual organization founded by a pioneer yogi.

Small museum packed with artifacts recovered by the man rumored to be the real-life inspiration for Indiana Jones.

This hilltop park offers magnificent views and a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece.

Most famous work of one of Frank Lloyd Wright's sons.

A few iconic structures are all that remain of America’s first outdoor shopping mall.

"Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament."

An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.

The house where Good Will Hunting was written is a surreal fairytale abode.

Allegedly haunted by Walt Disney himself, this inconspicuous lamp is always kept lit in his honor.

The oldest attraction in Disneyland is a prehistoric stump that Walt may have bought for his wife.

Megachurch turned Catholic church comprised of 10,000 glass panes.

Mexican food and folk art.

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

At the western edge of Palm Springs, a rugged desert canyon trail leads to a waterfall at the base of the San Jacinto Mountains.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

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.

A giant knight, sex education, date shakes, and Jesus coexist happily in this Coachella Valley desert oasis.

A monument to a one-legged kidnapper, horse thief, and charlatan asks visitors to throw rocks in a pile.

Along a California highway is a kind of Jurassic Park made of metal.