Opened in 1976, this monster-sized version of the fast-food franchise is sometimes called the Epic McD.

Located on 420 acres in the high desert, this spiritual center is dedicated to the "science of the future."

The set location for a 1987 cult classic draws international film buffs to the middle of the Mojave Desert.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

Etched into a dry lake bed, this massive directional indicator is accurate without magnets.

These colossal desert barcodes have been fine-tuning spy satellites for decades.

The lead horse on a Disneyland merry-go-round that is older than the park itself.

The oldest attraction in Disneyland is a prehistoric stump that Walt may have bought for his wife.

Legendary frontman of the Doors looms in this giant mural by famed Venice muralist, Rip Cronk.

Ingenious bakery opens up the first Cupcake ATM at their flagship location in Beverly Hills.

The so-called "Statue of Liberty of Los Angeles" is on a one mutant mission to keep L.A. weird.

Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.

The 10-foot-wide Long Beach home was built on a dare.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

This conservation area is also home to many of the region's desert tortoises.

A giant knight, sex education, date shakes, and Jesus coexist happily in this Coachella Valley desert oasis.

This huge dam across the Colorado River caused an armed standoff between two U.S. states.

A scrap-metal sculpture recalls an infamous 19th-century camel.

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

Since World War II people have been decorating this stretch of the Yuma desert with signatures arranged out of rocks.

Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!

Hidden among popular Sydney golf courses is a little remembered graveyard populated by smallpox victims.

This roadside attraction became locally famous for its unintentionally phallic shape.

At five meters long, that is one big piece of foam poop.