The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

Ten 25-foot-tall, beehive-shaped kilns, abandoned in Death Valley.

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

One of the most unusual geological features, recognizable from a dozen hit movies.

This sun-scorched lakebed contains samples of half the natural elements known to humankind.

This unique graffiti art from the 1940s has become a staple of this local landscape in the remote California desert.

The liveliest ghost town in the state.

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

No matter what it might seem like on film, most scenes filmed on a plane are filmed at this LA studio.

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

Abandoned hotel with adjacent lake and golf course.

These four islands right offshore have waterfalls, colorful lights, fancy buildings, and a secret purpose.

A very tiny church, bisected by a now-dead oak tree and marooned in the middle of a shopping center parking lot.

The oldest structure in a beachside California city was built to serve eight students.

The classic Atari game's iconic aliens have invaded downtown San Diego.

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

These unusual houses look like giant boats that washed ashore on a residential street.

Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.

Walk through the actual strap iron cells and solitary chambers of Arizona Territory’s first prison.

Gladiators once walked this ancient, subterranean passage.

This little blue house pokes out over the campus of UC San Diego, seven stories high.

An art gallery that celebrates Indigenous Maya practices and traditions.

This San Diego museum, housed in a former Navy training facility, is dedicated to preserving women’s historic achievements.