Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.

Decades' worth of lost and forgotten objects make up the collection of this tantalizingly odd little museum.

A collection of haunted objects and macabre oddities under one roof.

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

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

The largest collection of two headed animals in the world.

The old Niles Canyon Aqueduct in the San Francisco Bay Area is a bemusing and secret trail through nature for wayward travelers.

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.

A scenic hike in the High Sierra that ends at an old gold mine.

The United States' first transcontinental automobile road came to its end at this spot in San Francisco's Lincoln Park.

Try the frozen treat that inspired Arrested Development's famous banana stand.

Grab a latte at the birthplace of modern American skateboarding.

The disdain for this dysfunctional dam is reflected in a giant pair of scissors painted on the concrete face.

Astronomers plan to launch a space telescope into orbit, to find out what exactly stands in the way of an asteroid hitting Earth.

Thousands of turbines whir at at the origin of North American wind power.

A fire lookout atop a glacial pinnacle is reached by climbing three vertiginous flights of stairs.

An entertaining journey through the odd and strange awaits visitors to this shop.

While you're unlikely to find riches here these days, this remote mine is a time capsule of the Gold Rush era.

Tucked away behind an unassuming set of shops is a must-see series of stunning murals.

This 15-story mural celebrates the 50th anniversary of the musician's iconic "At Folsom Prison" album.

A pair of disused Los Angeles electrical poles now glow with delicate windows into the past.

A lighthouse built to save lives that took quite a few with its treacherous location.

A lovely summer day by the sea becomes a nightmare.