Abandoned Air Force base that has fallen into disrepair.

A cobblestone alley with an interesting past.

A private home built to resemble the shape of a microscopic creature.

An abandoned, unfinished mansion on grounds strewn with lava rocks.

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

This “living museum” at UCLA exhibits thousands of plant species from all over the world.

The overgrown ruins of a once thriving World War I-era copper mine.

Discover for yourself what Herb Caen referred to as "the best kept secret in the Bay Area."

A raised boardwalk winds through a thicket of stunted, century-old trees no more than nine feet tall.

From the sky, a kaleidoscope of color brightens the grey landscape of the San Francisco Bay.

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

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

Another of California's unused Cold War missile defense complexes has become a graffiti gallery.

Ancient human, animal, and geometric figures drawn in the earth.

San Francisco's oldest operating hotel, with a Victorian atmosphere and a "haunted" fourth floor.

This old mining town, deep in the California desert, has a year-round population of one.

The location of the last stand of Charles Manson's doomsday cult.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

A world-class observatory in the California desert.

A popular tourist cave with a dark past.

Where the line between entertainment and aerospace blurs.

"Only the devil could play golf here."

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

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