Location of the most powerful laser in the world, and the potential birthplace of tiny stars.

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

A miniature train theme park, free to the public, laying at the base of the Santa Monica Mountains.

This memorial pyramid marker honors one of the United States Government's first official camel riders.

Oakland's beautiful monumental cemetery.

Julia Morgan's Moorish-Gothic labyrinth of fountains, trees, natural light and Oakland's notable dead.

Where the polar bear watches over everything, and every drink is a double.

Thousands of crosses and markers for soldiers who lost their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan blanket a California hillside.

Spiral labyrinth hidden in the hills above Oakland, CA.

This mountaintop beacon is only lit three times a year but shines like some kind of all-seeing eye.

A recreated sign from the movie Jumanji has become a makeshift tribute to the film's late star.

A popular 19th-century natural landmark is now hidden within a sprawling forest.

Beautiful natural falls where Satan once ruined a pot of beans.

A man killed in a hunting accident is eternally guarded by a granite hound tombstone.