A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

A raised boardwalk winds through a thicket of stunted, century-old trees no more than nine feet tall.

Celebrating the transformation of trash into objects of beauty.

A huge collection of rocks, gems, and crystals.

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

This glamorous old building is said to have inspired the Tower of Terror.

Hidden in the hills of Hollywood, this secluded Oz-themed garden is dotted with dozens of thrones.

A one-of-a-kind collection of a unique medium.

A middle school sports field that many believe was the true location of the first successful powered flight - and not by the Wright Brothers.

An abandoned lot littered with concrete debris was once the home of the world's first female railroad president.

The Empire Mine is "one of the oldest, largest, deepest, longest and richest gold mines in California."

A fine mixture of the old and the new topped with an art deco neon spire.

The oldest continuously operating Catholic school west of the Mississippi.

Built in 1895, this bed and breakfast was once a hospital that served an early 1900s Gold Rush boomtown.

A rich history stashed behind an unassuming door in the heart of Gold Country.

The modest home of the very immodest dancer who cost a king his crown.

Established in 1853, this crumbling cemetery sits forgotten on the corner of Church and Chapel in Gold Country.

These spectacular, symbolic serpents lie within the shadow of the Great Temple.

Bits and pieces from the ill-fated Donner Party's winter cabins.

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

Special tunnels built so that frogs won't be killed when crossing the highway.

Seven ceramic sculptures are scattered around this California college campus.

This corn maze so big you may want to pack a lunch, and possibly a flaregun.

This museum boasts the ninth-largest collection of insects in North America.