An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

This abandoned boat was left in place thanks to its rotting beauty.

A meditative space out of a fantasy story.

An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.

Church and home-museum of a 1920s female revivalist preacher with a very sordid past.

The show's fictional Korean medical camp was created in the Santa Monica hills.

An airy would-be solution to a housing shortage.

A museum, art project, and institution that demands we look at the world around us in a strange new way.

A volcanic tunnel illuminated by natural skylights offers a shaded respite from the desert sun.

A dwindling menagerie of anthropomorphic oil derrick animals still dot the barren California landscape.

Haunting and beautiful trees, doomed to die.

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

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

Every year, over 25,000 monarchs overwinter in Pacific Grove.

This museum looks at the history of one of America's most famous prisons and most beloved albums.

This traditional garden in the San Fernando Valley doubled for Star Fleet Academy, and is irrigated entirely by wastewater.

Oldest building in California still in use.

A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.

One of the world's longest murals depicts the history of diversity in Los Angeles.

This star-studded Old Hollywood restaurant is where fettuccine Alfredo made its United States debut.

Bits and pieces from the ill-fated Donner Party's winter cabins.

A private home built to resemble the shape of a microscopic creature.

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

A carousel trades in its classic horses and calliope for endangered species, native flora and fauna, and a modern soundtrack.