A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

Experience Larry Spring's self-taught "common sense" laws of physics.

A huge work of Burning Man-inspired outsider art on the grounds of a California winery.

Murder, searching for gold, and being cut in half—the memorial statue of Daniel O. McCarthy and the Pioneers of '49

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

Inside this clubhouse is a cinephile's paradise.

Inside this library, the history of Los Angeles is retold through a mural.

Common all over Japan, kōbans are small community police boxes, and now one is guarding one of L.A.’s megamalls.

The Hollywood home of Kermit the Frog and Yoda used to be Charlie Chaplin's film studio.

A UFO scrapyard in the California desert.

The remnants of an early automobile route across shifting sand dunes can still be found in the deserts of Southern California.

Semi-recognized center of the world, with many oddities.

A stone pillar marking the location of the westernmost battle of the American Civil War only honors one side of the conflict.

Originally conceived as part of a proposed Arizona State Capitol building in the 1950s, this structure built in 2004 stands as a monument to the architect's legacy.

Legend says train robbers stashed their gold within the depths of this unusual cave.

Miniature art that tells an enormous story.

An urban laboratory.

Red sandstone structures dominate this landscape, which has been inhabited for some 5,000 years.

When it was built in 1929, this historic bridge was the only place to cross the Colorado River for 600 miles.

This isolated outpost was once the only place to cross the Colorado River for hundreds of miles.

Hike the unusual hoodoos and rock formations that form this little-known natural wonder.

Don't blink or you'll miss it.

This nondescript tunnel has been featured in a number of iconic movies, from “Roger Rabbit” to “Back to the Future.”

This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House on Haunted Hill" to a robot hunter's pad.