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

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

Ten 25-foot-tall, beehive-shaped kilns, abandoned in Death Valley.

"Only the devil could play golf here."

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

California's own medieval Italian castle, authentic down to the 300-year-old iron maiden in the dungeon.

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 massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.

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

Her final resting place was intended to be modest and private, but the power of her popularity continues to draw visitors.

The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.

The largest drain hole in the world.

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

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

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

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

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

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

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

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.