Bringing back the art of handmade custom coffins.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

A chain of bells connect the California Missions and honor the legend of the "King’s Highway."

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

Marta Becket's hand-painted theater in the desert.

The sea once considered an ecological wasteland is now called "crown jewel of avian biodiversity" by scientists.

These millipedes glow not out of attraction, but as a not-too-subtle warning.

The hundreds of movies and television shows shot in this high desert town are commemorated in a unique museum.

The first life claimed by this record-breaking peak wasn't lost to exposure or a fall but rather lightning.

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

"Only the devil could play golf here."

The most isolated mailbox in America lets desert travelers record their passing.

A pair of large white marble lions guard this stretch of the Mojave Desert, and it is utterly mysterious how they got there.

The largest dune field in the Mojave offers a chance of hearing the 'singing sands.'

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

A museum dedicated to a sea that should have never been.

A monument to a one-legged kidnapper, horse thief, and charlatan asks visitors to throw rocks in a pile.

Honoring the famed folktale author, this California museum looks like it belongs in the Black Forest.

Where there's quartz, there must be gold. Thus is the story of the mines of Julian, and the titillating times of the Gold Rush.

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.

One of the ghostly stops along Route 66.

This Pringle-shaped ledge makes for the perfect photo op.