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.

Explore 10 acres of environmental sculptures.

Acres of natural wonders left behind by a socialite-turned-gardener.

Hundreds of trees made from glass bottles make up this forest on Route 66.

Exotic feline breeding compound and conservation center.

Oldest building in California still in use.

Mexican food and folk art.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

A "haunted" landmark on the coast of Southern California.

The most unique castle in all of Southern California, entirely constructed from repurposed materials.

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

Rare collectibles from automated musical instruments to 250 unique automobiles.

One of the first skyscrapers in Santa Monica, and a famous getaway for the Hollywood elite of then and now.

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

The diverse and sometimes odd cultural heritage of the Golden State is collected, examined, and displayed in this proud museum.

A three-story, three-dimensional hobo clown in a tutu welcomes CVS shoppers.

In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.

An increasingly eccentric apartment building, topped with winged beasties.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

"The only replacement for a DC-3 is another DC-3."

"The Hoppiest Place in the World" holds the world’s largest collection of bunny memorabilia and is a singular testament of a couple's devotion to all things Leporidae.

NASA's leading space science lab started by a co-founder with deep ties to the occult.

Bug-devouring flora are the stars of a special wing of the glass conservatory.