A hidden subterranean installation offers a view of the sky.

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

This naturally heated mountainous creek has created a group of neon blue pools of potentially deadly boiling water.

A large instrument played by the wind.

This serene oasis in an affluent Los Angeles neighborhood holds some of Gandhi's ashes and got Elvis into Eastern Philosophy.

An offbeat angle on the ocean viewed through an antiquated lens.

The haunting ruins of Jack London's dream house.

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

Located on 420 acres in the high desert, this spiritual center is dedicated to the "science of the future."

A popular tourist cave with a dark past.

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.

A world-class observatory in the California desert.

A private home built to resemble the shape of a microscopic creature.

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

Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.

The highest dunes in California are the most likely place in the area to hear the Singing Sands.

Ingenious bakery opens up the first Cupcake ATM at their flagship location in Beverly Hills.

The fossilized remains of ancient California redwoods.

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

The hidden jewel of Disneyland: a members only playground for the Disney elite.

The abandoned personal amusement park of the King of Pop.

The restored and active Victorian-era final resting place of San Francisco.