The Los Angeles flood disaster that took 400 lives and ended the career of William Mulholland.

This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.

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

A ring of creosote bushes that are estimated to be 11,700 years old.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

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

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

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

Inky sludge oozes to the surface of this beach thanks to a rare natural tar seep.

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

The southernmost outpost of the Russian Empire in colonial America.

A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

Salt is slowly eating away this abandoned saltworks town in the desert.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

Four hundred granite steps were built into this massive rock by the National Park Service.

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

Huge otherworldly domed rocks on the shore of a deadly lake.

Oldest building in California still in use.

A working model of the entire San Francisco Bay and much of the Sacramento River Delta, complete with regular tides that change every 14 minutes.

A dwindling menagerie of anthropomorphic oil derrick animals still dot the barren California landscape.

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

The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."