Exotic feline breeding compound and conservation center.

According to legend it was a nap taken under this tree that kicked off the California Gold Rush.

Rare collectibles from automated musical instruments to 250 unique automobiles.

Abandoned bridge hidden deep in the San Gabriel Mountains.

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

This impressive tunnel was dug entirely by hand over the course of 36 years.

Abandoned Air Force base that has fallen into disrepair.

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.

Acres of natural wonders left behind by a socialite-turned-gardener.

The home of one of California's most important horticulturalists wilts amidst a lovely park.

Putrefaction plateaus in Iran, where the dead were sent for decontamination before going to their final resting place.

The angel of death appears to weep black tears at this grave marker.

A Mysterious Masonic tomb in San Luis Obispo.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

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

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

Smooth basaltic rocks tell a tale of ancient glacial waterfalls.

The liveliest ghost town in the state.

The "3rd largest" city in California is an empty mirage of suburbia in the middle of nowhere.

Where the line between entertainment and aerospace blurs.

Venue for strange sideshow displays and musical acts.

This former stomping grounds of the most eminent astronomers of the early 20th century.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high power conical Tesla Coil.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.