A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

A Mysterious Masonic tomb in San Luis Obispo.

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

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

Costumed elves and mountain bikers co-exist peacefully at this abandoned Christmas-themed adventure park.

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

An off-grid art installation that encourages its visitors to imagine a world without waste.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

The stone walls of a home built to withstand a California wildfire still stand after more than a century.

An unreal vintage shop that wears its dadaist influence on its zombie fish.

A registered historic landmark shrouded in unsettling local legends.