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

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

Since 1973, this block has been home to the most concentrated collection of murals in San Francisco.

From Japan to Italy, this California park explores the world's cultures through their gardens.

A hard-to-reach oasis in a desolate corner of Death Valley National Park.

A house built from trash known as the poor man's Hearst Castle.

A playground built by the kids that is a child's wonderland, and a helicopter parent's nightmare.

The quiet canyon has a tumultuous history involving a doomsday cult.

The haunting ruins of Jack London's dream house.

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

The ruins of the castle that chemicals built.

A promotional sun clock on the site of San Francisco's great raceway.

Half of a house.

"Only the devil could play golf here."

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

Bonsai garden in Oakland is curated by the first non-Japanese female bonsai master in the United States.

An optical illusion found amid a logged redwood forest.

A regular looking rock with an unbelievable history.

Megachurch turned Catholic church comprised of 10,000 glass panes.

This quirky roadside attraction dives into the many theories surrounding North America's most infamous hairy cryptid.

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

The most unique castle in all of Southern California, entirely constructed from repurposed materials.

Beautiful Victorian buildings from L.A.'s forgotten architectural past.

Neither Spanish settlers nor anyone since has been able to tell who built these strange California rock walls.