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

Smooth basaltic rocks tell a tale of ancient glacial waterfalls.

Four hundred granite steps were built into this massive rock by the National Park Service.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

These millipedes glow not out of attraction, but as a not-too-subtle warning.

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

One of the last free public hot springs is decorated with hippie art.

According to legend it was a nap taken under this tree that kicked off the California Gold Rush.

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.

The Los Angeles flood disaster that took 400 lives and ended the career of William Mulholland.

Built by one man in the '20s, this site is now a museum representing the Great Basin cultures.

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

Abandoned hotel with adjacent lake and golf course.

Exotic feline breeding compound and conservation center.

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

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

Finale of "William Tell Overture" can be heard as drivers pass over grooves in the road.

Three floors of musical instruments coming from all corners of the world and hundreds of years of musical history.

A metal tree emits eerie, melodic notes on top of Lancashire's Crown Point.

This sculpture is an instrument played by the swell of the seas.

The massive, incredibly rare instrument is over 11 feet tall with a range so deep it goes lower than humans can hear.

This nine-story building can be played like an instrument.

A large instrument played by the wind.

An organ located deep within a cave, whose "pipes" are the geological features of the cave itself.