A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.

The decaying adobe remains of an old homestead are just off the beaten path in Joshua Tree National Park.

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

Traversing these canyons, visitors can take in stunning views and glimpses of the region's history.

Along a California highway is a kind of Jurassic Park made of metal.

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

An optical illusion found amid a logged redwood forest.

Dentist's hated concrete colossi are now beloved icons of the community.

The largest drain hole in the world.

The haunting ruins of Jack London's dream house.

This historic California cemetery holds the bodies of veterans of both the Civil War and the Donner Party.

California's own majestic geyser is powered by a subterranean volcano.

A tribute to the life and work of the beloved "Peanuts" cartoonist.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

The southernmost outpost of the Russian Empire in colonial America.

Massive prehistoric mammals used these stones as oversized scratching posts.

A poignant memorial to a young boy whose death spurred a dramatic increase in organ donations in Italy—dubbed the "Nicholas Effect."

Built by the inventor of the radio, this abandoned hotel has housed early radio employees, military men, and a dangerous cult.

An enchanting tunnel of cypress trees leads to an old morse code station still used today.

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

This abandoned boat was left in place thanks to its rotting beauty.