A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.

This museum looks at the history of one of America's most famous prisons and most beloved albums.

San Francisco's oldest operating hotel, with a Victorian atmosphere and a "haunted" fourth floor.

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

The quiet canyon has a tumultuous history involving a doomsday cult.

The memorial to the victims of the Jonestown Massacre carries the names of 918 lost, including one name people wish wasn't there.

A tribute to the life and work of the beloved "Peanuts" cartoonist.

Dozens of feral felines rule a segment of Hollywood's only graveyard.

What began with a single, 357-pound chunk of the Canyon Diablo meteorite grew to be an impressive collection. 

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

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

A carousel trades in its classic horses and calliope for endangered species, native flora and fauna, and a modern soundtrack.

The rusting remains of the largest assembled WWII fleet on the West Coast.

An offbeat angle on the ocean viewed through an antiquated lens.

The hotel room where Janis Joplin tragically died has now become a makeshift shrine to the singer.

Come crisp December nights, this fairly plain neighborhood becomes a holiday dream world.

The mysterious round rocks of Schooner Gulch.

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

Nuclear waste dump site now an environmental sanctuary.

A promotional sun clock on the site of San Francisco's great raceway.

This star-studded Old Hollywood restaurant is where fettuccine Alfredo made its United States debut.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

This partially buried wreck is one of the most complete of its kind but is only revealed when the sea allows.

Gold Rush-era tombstones line the park's paths.