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

This dark, quiet forest on the outskirts of San Diego is dense with rumor and lore.

Stroll the grounds built by murder, suicide, and dirty oil money at one of Hollywood's most filmed mansions.

The biggest pinball arcade in the world has over 600 pinball machines, and 300 arcade machines.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

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

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

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

A common entry point to the Griffith Observatory trail holds its own wonders.

A Swedenborgian glass church surrounded by redwoods sits perched atop a massive landslide area.

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).

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

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

There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.

A winding path built in secret on the edge of the continent.

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

A 140-year-old castle with underground caves hidden in San Francisco.

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.