This mysterious petroglyph evokes the ancient swastika symbol but was later vandalized with the more troublesome Nazi one.

The Zalud family experienced a number of tragedies in one decade, giving rise to rumors that the 19th century house is haunted.

A Biblically-based Natural History Museum.

This California estate was either haunted by ghosts or the Marx brothers.

Fans of the spicy bright-red sauce can tour where it's made.

The Mighty Wurlitzer organ continues to belt out the tunes at downtown El Segundo's historic home for silent and classic movies.

Massive prehistoric mammals used these stones as oversized scratching posts.

An ominous concrete cube cuts a dystopian silhouette atop this California mountain.

An enormous artwork that colorfully celebrates over 150 years of US military achievements.

The cluster of boulders near Fort Irwin is covered in military insignia.

Home to secret Eastern Bloc spy equipment and the largest stretch of the original Berlin Wall outside of Germany.

The house where Good Will Hunting was written is a surreal fairytale abode.

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

A dwindling menagerie of anthropomorphic oil derrick animals still dot the barren California landscape.

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

Legendary prop shop filled with one man's collection of scientific curiosities.

Two rocks in a perpetual kiss and one of "the most romantic spot in America."

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

Nuclear waste dump site now an environmental sanctuary.

Beautiful Victorian buildings from L.A.'s forgotten architectural past.

Contemporary art inspired by natural history and science drawing on ancient techniques in a modern world.

Spiral labyrinth hidden in the hills above Oakland, CA.

Playable, historic pinball machines fill this Alameda museum.

A library and museum dedicated to typography.