The only museum of sake in the United States is nestled in an unlikely California college town.

Abandoned Air Force base that has fallen into disrepair.

A "haunted" landmark on the coast of Southern California.

Every year, over 25,000 monarchs overwinter in Pacific Grove.

The graffiti-covered remnants of a former triangulation station are balanced precariously on this California peak.

The abandoned train depot now doubles as a well-placed rest stop for those who take the road less traveled.

A speck of nature and art in one of San Francisco’s most notorious neighborhoods.

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

The largest dune field in the Mojave offers a chance of hearing the 'singing sands.'

California's own majestic geyser is powered by a subterranean volcano.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

Travelers leave tea kettles in a remote part of Death Valley as part of a mysterious, decades-old tradition.

From the sky, a kaleidoscope of color brightens the grey landscape of the San Francisco Bay.

This Pringle-shaped ledge makes for the perfect photo op.

An "anarchical" no man's land, complete with garbage sculptures and a hobo-run "Landfillian Library."

A walk down memory lane in the heart of one of San Francisco's most notorious neighborhoods.

On a barren hillside in the Yucca Valley, the recently restored Desert Christ Park has attracted pilgrims and kitsch hunters for over 50 years.

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

Nuclear waste dump site now an environmental sanctuary.

This old mining town, deep in the California desert, has a year-round population of one.

The unedited photograph called "Bliss" has graced the screens of over a billion computers.

Sunset-colored dunes of volcanic ash make taking a poor photo impossible.

The "3rd largest" city in California is an empty mirage of suburbia in the middle of nowhere.

The location of the last stand of Charles Manson's doomsday cult.