This midcentury LA bar was the birthplace of tiki culture.

A historic fort commemorating the United States' naval history.

This symbol of peace is appropriately positioned overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

This museum honors the first Spanish land grant in California which is still in the hands of the original owner's family.

One doctor's retirement plan included opening this award-winning Mexican-Indian eatery on the ground floor of a hospital.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

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

The southernmost outpost of the Russian Empire in colonial America.

Monumental sculptures of Patrick Amiot, constructed from debris, detritus, and determination.

Nursery with extensive collection of flesh-eating plants operated by the author of "The Savage Garden."

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.

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

Explore 10 acres of environmental sculptures.

Remants of foundations, streets, and streetcar tracks inhabit the cliffs where a landslide occurred in 1929.

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

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

Remains of a Greek freighter trapped off of Rocky Point in 1961.

The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.

An eclectic trailer park retreat in the middle of the California desert.

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

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

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.