This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

A glittering South Asian anomaly in a wealthy Los Angeles suburb.

This concrete ship has had four careers - World War I tanker, floating amusement park, fishing pier, and artificial reef.

Centuries of crashing waves carved out this small hole in the rock, which lights up at certain parts of the year.

Offering commanding views of the California coastline, this restaurant was a hub for the artists and bohemians of Big Sur.

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

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

Dioramas and animatronics lead you through the story of Bhagavad-gita, the Indian literary classic.

A small sculpture garden that provides a microcosmic representation of California.

A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.