Local lore holds that Butch Cassidy took an escape route through Red Canyon's sandstone hoodoos after an attempted murder.

An arsenic-filled pool in the Grand Canyon takes on the appearance of a giant, overflowing pumpkin.

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

This old selenite mine is dotted with tiny crystals that make it shimmer like it's covered in glitter.

Formerly secret, precariously perched boulders.

Carved by a waterfall in a hard-to-reach rock formation, this heart-shaped rock has inspired romantics for decades.

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

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.

"Only the devil could play golf here."

Located in the remote Monitor Valley, this travertine bowl contains a scalding pool of water.

This rock formation named for its unique shape is one of many that call the Alabama Hills home.

This Nevada lake holds its titular natural pyramid and, if the legends are true, a number of dangerous spirits.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

The mysterious round rocks of Schooner Gulch.

Centuries of crashing waves carved out this small hole in the rock, which lights up at certain parts of the year.

The fossilized remains of ancient California redwoods.

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

An abandoned, unfinished mansion on grounds strewn with lava rocks.

This stunning sea creature-shaped home blends into the landscape like a fantasy villa.

A huge work of Burning Man-inspired outsider art on the grounds of a California winery.

Hidden among the multi-million dollar mansions in the Santa Cruz hills is a sanctuary for troubled birds.

Cows on a ranch are commonplace, scattered cow bones everywhere? Not so much.

An amazing collection of fantastic reptiles, amphibians, spiders, and insects.

This ancient cave is home to a museum, bar, and is filled with fluorescent minerals.