A graceful natural rock formation stands astride the point where the Gulf of California meets the Pacific Ocean.

Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.

No telescopes, no power, no gift shop: The Observatory of Chichen Itza, one of the world's oldest observatories, takes astronomy back to basics.

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.

Colorado Boulevard’s historic bookstore, operating since the bustling city of Pasadena was merely some orange groves and a few ostrich farms.

The neighborhood of Eagle Rock is named after a gigantic boulder with a shadowy surprise.

Hiding amid the largest camellia collection in the country lies a charming children's maze, donated by a secret admirer.

An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.

A cake-themed art installation tucked away in historic Chinatown.

An L.A. traffic island where the faces of locals have been carved into massive granite eggs.

Mexican food and folk art.

An expansive book store, art gallery, and curio shop with wares ranging from tarot cards to novelty socks.

A classic Route 66 landmark that was built with scrap lumber and is held together with kitsch and puns.

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

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

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.

Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.

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

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.

Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.