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Giant objects, odd monuments and things built for no clear reason.
Oakland, CA
Julia Morgan's labyrinthine columbarium combines indoor gardens, stained glass, narrow corridors and thousands of cremation niches in a building that feels unlike a conventional cemetery.
Los Angeles, CA
A 22-foot fiberglass chicken-headed man, originally built to advertise a restaurant, now stands above an art studio on North Figueroa Street.
Old Station, CA
A steep trail climbs a young cinder cone above multicolored volcanic dunes and the Fantastic Lava Beds in Lassen's remote northeast corner.
Piercy, CA
Confusion Hill's tilted Gravity House uses perspective and slope to create apparent violations of gravity, continuing a roadside attraction that opened in 1949.
Crowley Lake, CA
Thousands of naturally formed stone columns line portions of the reservoir shore, exposed by erosion and best reached only with suitable road and lake conditions.
Death Valley, CA
A mountaintop overlook looks down more than a vertical mile toward Badwater Basin and across to the Panamint Range.
Yucca Valley, CA
Dozens of large white concrete biblical figures stand across a desert hillside in an outdoor sculpture environment begun in the 1950s.
Jacumba Hot Springs, CA
A stone observation tower and maze of hand-carved boulder figures overlook the Imperial Valley from the old highway above Interstate 8.
Mineral, CA
A short loop crosses terrain transformed by Lassen Peak's 1915 eruption, with enormous volcanic rocks and interpretive evidence of the blast.
Death Valley, CA
Wind-sculpted clumps of arrowweed stand on exposed root mounds, creating rows of strange vegetation beside the main valley road.
Mineral, CA
Fumaroles, mudpots and steaming acidic ground fill this backcountry hydrothermal area reached by trail from Warner Valley.
Death Valley, CA
Jagged salt formations cover the basin floor so densely that the landscape looks more like broken stone than a former lakebed.
Mammoth Lakes, CA
Columns of cooled basalt form an immense geometric cliff, with a polished top exposing the polygonal structure like a stone honeycomb.
Niland, CA
A constantly evolving off-grid art site in Slab City turns discarded machinery, vehicles and trash into large-scale sculpture and installation work.
Los Angeles, CA
A storefront designed as a convenience store for time travelers sells deliberately absurd products from imagined pasts and futures while supporting a nonprofit writing center.
Oro Grande, CA
Hundreds of welded metal 'trees' carry colored glass bottles, typewriters, tools and other salvaged objects across a dense Route 66 folk-art environment.
Encinitas, CA
Two 1929 houses were built to resemble full-size boats stranded beside the street. They are occupied residences, so view respectfully from public space.
Redcrest, CA
A room was carved into the burned-out base of an ancient redwood, turning a living-tree remnant into a tiny roadside chamber beside the Avenue of the Giants.
Panamint Springs, CA
A volcanic canyon overlook doubles as a famous viewing point for low-level military training flights through Rainbow Canyon, when aircraft happen to be operating.
Borrego Springs, CA
A remote badlands overlook reveals deeply eroded ridges that resemble a miniature Grand Canyon; sandy access roads may require four-wheel drive.
Little Lake, CA
Ancient lava was polished and sculpted by glacial-era Owens River water into smooth black chutes and potholes that now sit completely dry.
Borrego Springs, CA
Life-size metal dinosaurs roam open desert parcels around Borrego Springs, turning the landscape into an informal prehistoric sculpture park.
Borrego Springs, CA
A gigantic metal serpent appears to dive beneath the desert road, one of Ricardo Breceda's best-known sculptures scattered around Borrego Springs.
Castroville, CA
A giant concrete artichoke marks the self-proclaimed Artichoke Center of the World and an old produce-market roadside stop.
