Celebrating the transformation of trash into objects of beauty.

A working miniature city designed to teach kids about safety and presumably city planning.

Dentist's hated concrete colossi are now beloved icons of the community.

Humboldt's human-powered sculptures race across land and sea for days on end in a wacky quest for dominance.

Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.

Experience the "opulence, grace, and grandeur of Eureka's most famous Victorian Inn."

This large collection of tiny things revels in the art of fine machinery well made.

The sun acts as a key that only fits this giant keyhole twice a year.

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

Made famous by cable TV, this oddball collection of antiques and collectibles is a cut above the rest.

The Mighty Wurlitzer organ continues to belt out the tunes at downtown El Segundo's historic home for silent and classic movies.

This graffiti-covered bridge is the quintessential vision of a place for disillusioned youth to escape the complexities of burgeoning adulthood.

Special tunnels built so that frogs won't be killed when crossing the highway.

This museum boasts the ninth-largest collection of insects in North America.

A bright California graveyard with a decidedly dark side.

Home to secret Eastern Bloc spy equipment and the largest stretch of the original Berlin Wall outside of Germany.

Dioramas and animatronics lead you through the story of Bhagavad-gita, the Indian literary classic.

Mexican food and folk art.

The last Americana on Route 66.

A vast city of the dead, where the deceased outnumber the living by more than a million.

A promotional sun clock on the site of San Francisco's great raceway.

Abortion, prohibition, religion, war, and fear all play a part in the history of this idiosyncratic Pacifica castle.

Amazing meticulous gardens of personal wood carvings, Hydrangea, Canna, and many other flowers.

This odd little museum holds exhibits on everything from blacksmith equipment to hair jewelry.