One of the most unusual geological features, recognizable from a dozen hit movies.

Rodin's famous depiction of Dante's 'Inferno', amidst a sculpture garden of many of his other works.

Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.

The largest dune field in the Mojave offers a chance of hearing the 'singing sands.'

The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

The largest permanent Monopoly board makes one of the longest games even bigger.

Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.

This grand mansion has starred in everything from Bones to Buffy.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.

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

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

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.

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

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

In California, colorful roadside signs remind us all that love transcends borders.

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