These lush groves of fan palms rise up like oases out of southern California's Colorado Desert.

A strange mishmash of ruins and abandoned structures hint at the park's many lives.

The set location for a 1987 cult classic draws international film buffs to the middle of the Mojave Desert.

This childhood throwback has hundreds of arcade games and pinball machines to transport you back in time.

One man's quest for the ultimate road trip vehicle.

Where the alchemists dream of transmuting base metal into gold was actually achieved.

This rock formation named for its unique shape is one of many that call the Alabama Hills home.

Experience Larry Spring's self-taught "common sense" laws of physics.

A massive hydrovolcanic explosion left a half-mile wide crater in Death Valley.

Spend a day hanging out with domesticated Russian foxes.

This little valley along Highway 1 is engulfed by thousands of lilies during the spring season.

The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

A remote desert lookout offers unparalleled views of the California badlands for those who brave the trek.

Hike amid the palm trees that thrive among Southern California's Indio Hills.

One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

Hidden in the Santa Ynez Mountains off Highway 154, this tiny restaurant once served as a stagecoach stop.

Colorful Native American paintings are hidden within this small cavern.

Created in 1972, the famous sculptor's intricately detailed monument to San Francisco is overflowing with city landmarks.

This "synagogue" is not what it seems to be.

'Cause the fence start shaking, the earth was quaking.

A rare surviving example of a pre-WWII Japanese garden, restored after years of neglect.

An abandoned 1920s-era stretch of cabins now overshadowed by the 66 Motel.

Despite being a perfectly pleasant place to be, Loyalton can't seem to attract any visitors.