Over one million bird-related artifacts await.

Inside this museum resides a boot fit for a giant.

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

A pair of large white marble lions guard this stretch of the Mojave Desert, and it is utterly mysterious how they got there.

In the middle of the desert, miles from any human life, sat an anomalous pay phone that still magically answers your calls.

This old mining town, deep in the California desert, has a year-round population of one.

"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.

Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

Arcadia is home to a haven for nature geeks and 80s TV lovers alike.

The abandoned train depot now doubles as a well-placed rest stop for those who take the road less traveled.

A relic from a forgotten bakery chain still spins atop a diner.

Gorgeous purple flowers drape from the world's largest blossoming plant.

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

This former stomping grounds of the most eminent astronomers of the early 20th century.

This dormant volcanic crater has been converted from a roiling pit of magma to a pleasant hiking spot.

The largest dune field in the Mojave offers a chance of hearing the 'singing sands.'

This conservation area is also home to many of the region's desert tortoises.

Finale of "William Tell Overture" can be heard as drivers pass over grooves in the road.

The location of the last stand of Charles Manson's doomsday cult.

This impressive tunnel was dug entirely by hand over the course of 36 years.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

One of the most unusual geological features, recognizable from a dozen hit movies.

The remnants of a failed socialist commune can still be found just off a California highway.