The unedited photograph called "Bliss" has graced the screens of over a billion computers.

The hotel room where Janis Joplin tragically died has now become a makeshift shrine to the singer.

A couple turned their front yard into an artistic masterpiece.

A volcanic tunnel illuminated by natural skylights offers a shaded respite from the desert sun.

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

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

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

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

The oldest burial ground in the city, final resting place of city founders, Ohlone natives and murderers alike.

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

This naturally heated mountainous creek has created a group of neon blue pools of potentially deadly boiling water.

The largest drain hole in the world.

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

An unfortunate geological resemblance to Satan has labeled this Pasadena gorge as a passage to the underworld.

This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.

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

One of the last remnants of the city's Chinese nightclub scene is now a dive bar selling killer mai tais.

Early prototype for Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim.

This surreptitious shop is only open five hours per week.