This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.

Prehistoric park filled with the fossils of dozens of extinct species including Australian megafauna.

A drowned river valley that was important to the Maori and European settlers.

The ruins of New Zealand's largest classical-style church.

Enjoy coffee and cake while viewing antique medical equipment at this unique cafe.

Arcadia is home to a haven for nature geeks and 80s TV lovers alike.

A cult following celebrates the legend that belies this curious podiatrists' office sign which has worked its way into song, literature, animation, and the visual arts.

The dramatic upward-curving roof is one of the most iconic examples of Googie architecture that still stands today.

Storybook cottage in Beverly Hills was once the site of 1920s silent film studio, affectionately known as "The Witch's House."

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

Thousands of migrating monarchs overwinter clustered amongst the eucalyptus trees.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

Where a railroad loops under or over itself to rise or drop more than 70 feet in a short distance.

A remote crossroads honoring a fallen talent.

A glimpse into the lives of the the Miwok and Paiute people in Yosemite National Park.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

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

A water tower shaped like a giant coffee pot looms over a small Swedish village in Central California.

An underground mansion with fruit-bearing trees and grapes growing beneath the surface of central California.