A Swedenborgian glass church surrounded by redwoods sits perched atop a massive landslide area.

While exploring the desert, you can stop by the home of a fictional heretic from a parallel universe.

Contemporary art inspired by natural history and science drawing on ancient techniques in a modern world.

You don't want to get caught in this trap--or do you?

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

A raised boardwalk winds through a thicket of stunted, century-old trees no more than nine feet tall.

A black and white painted wall creates an optical illusion in the California desert.

About 80% of all U.S. avocados are descendants of Rudolph Hass's glorious tree.

A stellar example of Art & Crafts architecture, and a movie set to boot.

An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.

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

A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.

Oldest building in California still in use.

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

Megachurch turned Catholic church comprised of 10,000 glass panes.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

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

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.

Experience a quartz crystal sound bath inside a storied, all-wood sound-chamber.

Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.

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

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