This historic tower in the California desert promises visitors a "vortex of good vibes".

A Mysterious Masonic tomb in San Luis Obispo.

Coastal dunes, site of buried Egyptian movie set and former utopian colony.

A former utopian healing center created by a huckster and built by derelicts.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

The location of the last stand of Charles Manson's doomsday cult.

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.

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

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

Located on 420 acres in the high desert, this spiritual center is dedicated to the "science of the future."

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

An artist's vision for connectivity spans seven continents and 16 countries.

Costumed elves and mountain bikers co-exist peacefully at this abandoned Christmas-themed adventure park.

Exotic feline breeding compound and conservation center.

Carved by a waterfall in a hard-to-reach rock formation, this heart-shaped rock has inspired romantics for decades.

This temple, built by an eccentric religious leader before his death, sits guarded and in ruins.

The site of murders and Satanic cult gatherings.

Abandoned bridge hidden deep in the San Gabriel Mountains.

Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.

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

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

A wild west scene starring life-sized wooden statues hides in the trees behind Pierce College.

World War II-era Nazi compound nestled in the Santa Monica hills.

"Looks so real, it's scary!"