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

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

This little museum has an exhibit devoted to the elusive forest denizens.

A master of deception, Harry Houdini's greatest trick may have been living in two places at once.

A sudden forest of traditional Papua New Guinean art works is hidden in a corner of Stanford University.

The only visible piece of San Francisco's most famous shipwreck.

Its dark depths conceal millions of rare, delicate crystal formations.

This graveyard is the eternal home of the residents of a vanished California town.

An antique store houses the last operational diner from the defunct department store chain.

A tree grown from astronaut seeds which were exposed to cosmic rays.

Haunting and beautiful trees, doomed to die.

Recovered from the brink of extinction, at home in the Financial District.

An eccentric home stands out in an otherwise average neighborhood with mosaics, mini topiaries, and kinetic sculpture.

The California capital city once stood 10 feet lower than it does today.

Friendships have been forged over ham and eggs every Wednesday morning for nearly a century.

Forgotten and then destroyed by fire, this was once one of the largest saltwater swimming pools in the world.

A three-story, three-dimensional hobo clown in a tutu welcomes CVS shoppers.

Crumbling pink walls and murder memorials preserve the pioneer history of Joshua Tree.

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

The Empire Mine is "one of the oldest, largest, deepest, longest and richest gold mines in California."

Hopeless romantics will swoon over the sweet story behind this bright and colorful home.

Cambria's most unique B&B features creative surroundings and fantastic food.

A UFO scrapyard in the California desert.

Antiques by the Bay.