Wander through desolate oil fields littered with rigs.

The San Andreas Fault spectacularly offsets this creek.

Smooth basaltic rocks tell a tale of ancient glacial waterfalls.

Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.

This ramshackle ghost town is comprised of mining-era buildings collected from around the region.

The remnants of a failed socialist commune can still be found just off a California highway.

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

A dry lake is what remains of a community founded on a real estate scam.

Finale of "William Tell Overture" can be heard as drivers pass over grooves in the road.

Exotic feline breeding compound and conservation center.

Etched into a dry lake bed, this massive directional indicator is accurate without magnets.

Abandoned hotel with adjacent lake and golf course.

The liveliest ghost town in the state.

This impressive tunnel was dug entirely by hand over the course of 36 years.

Salt is slowly eating away this abandoned saltworks town in the desert.

The "3rd largest" city in California is an empty mirage of suburbia in the middle of nowhere.

A small sculpture garden that provides a microcosmic representation of California.

This enormous World War II relic is one of the largest wooden structures in the world.

Nationwide network of co-ownership underground catastrophe shelters.

Get three sheets to the wind at this desert winery with a nautical theme.

A remote desert lookout offers unparalleled views of the California badlands for those who brave the trek.

This historic tower in the California desert promises visitors a "vortex of good vibes".

Catch a glimpse of the elusive Peninsular bighorns right off of the desert freeway.

Along a California highway is a kind of Jurassic Park made of metal.