Space program, pneumatics and more, bits and pieces, for movie sets or the common man.

Oldest building in California still in use.

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

Over 315,000 preserved amphibians and reptiles in jars.

One woman's Viking Castle on Lake Tahoe.

Barely visible foundations remain where Stow Lake’s “observatory” once welcomed visitors.

The grand, column-fronted, sculpture-adorned home of the ambitious digital library.

The graffiti-covered remnants of a former triangulation station are balanced precariously on this California peak.

Fourteen curious and controversial white bunnies sit in a circle near Newport Beach City Hall.

One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.

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

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

Hidden in the back of a disused small town hotel is a dive bar shellacked with over a million pennies.

A "haunted" landmark on the coast of Southern California.

The most isolated mailbox in America lets desert travelers record their passing.

The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."

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

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

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

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

The illuminating collection of L.A. street lights is run by the city and only opens one day per month.

The headquarters of a secretive order is also a beautifully-designed park.

A glittering South Asian anomaly in a wealthy Los Angeles suburb.

A shape-shifting buy-sell-trade bookstore, born to Beatnik Era spirit.