San Luis Obispo, California
Madonna Inn
A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.
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San Luis Obispo, California
A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.
Palm Springs, California
This giant spider sculpture made from the iconic car is one giant visual pun.
Mesa, Arizona
Come for the pizza, stay for a performance on the world's largest theater pipe organ.
Palm Springs, California
An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.
Indio, California
A giant knight, sex education, date shakes, and Jesus coexist happily in this Coachella Valley desert oasis.
Yermo, California
Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.
Groom Lake, Nevada
In the middle of an extremely unforgiving and desolate high desert is the most secret military facility in the world.
Tonopah, Nevada
Oh, just a motel on the edge of the desert decorated with thousands of clowns conveniently located next to an abandoned graveyard.
Tonopah, Nevada
There's nothing creepier than a cemetery next to a clown motel.
Alamo, Nevada
An eatery for UFO seekers on the Extraterrestrial Highway.
Santa Cruz, California
A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.
Felton, California
This quirky roadside attraction dives into the many theories surrounding North America's most infamous hairy cryptid.
Eureka, California
Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.
Humboldt County, California
One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.
Leggett, California
This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.
Piercy, California
An optical illusion found amid a logged redwood forest.
Santa Rosa, California
340 bicycles, 65 feet high.
Solvang, California
Honoring the famed folktale author, this California museum looks like it belongs in the Black Forest.
Culver City, California
A modern day curiosity cabinet.
Calipatria, California
This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.
Phoenix, Arizona
The massive, incredibly rare instrument is over 11 feet tall with a range so deep it goes lower than humans can hear.
Phoenix, Arizona
This striking public art installation is suspended above a public park, designed to gently move in the breeze.
Phoenix, Arizona
This rustic cabin, outfitted with gun slits, was once home to John D. Tewksbury, patriarch of the bloodiest family feud in American history.
Calipatria, California
A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.