New fungal and bacterial species call this deadly lake home.

High in the Rockies the third largest statue in the U.S. opens her welcoming arms, and lights up the night sky.

This 8th-century Bavarian monastery is home to an exquisite Baroque-era library.

Supposedly Satanic numbers adorn this preserved submarine sail.

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

George Lucas donated this park to honor the birthplace of his two biggest movie franchises.

Law-protected wreckage serves as a peculiar memorial for an almost forgotten World War II tragedy.

An apocalyptic seismic event creates a deadly chain reaction that ends with a 6-mile long lake developing within weeks.

Built by the inventor of the radio, this abandoned hotel has housed early radio employees, military men, and a dangerous cult.

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

This abandoned boat was left in place thanks to its rotting beauty.

'Cause the fence start shaking, the earth was quaking.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

The headquarters of a secretive order is also a beautifully-designed park.

One of the last remaining Carpenter Gothic churches is situated on a wildflower conservatory overlooking the bay.

Across Ring Mountain is a vast collection of Native American petroglyphs unique to the region.

At night, a grove of towering redwood trees growing through the pavement block out all light from the so-called “Dark Park” of Madrone Avenue.

Frank Lloyd Wright died a year before construction on his largest public project even began.

Of all the origin stories for weed's secret code, this one likely has the goods.

A historic hotel in an old California railroad town with a rowdy reputation.