A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high power conical Tesla Coil.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.

Megachurch turned Catholic church comprised of 10,000 glass panes.

California's own majestic geyser is powered by a subterranean volcano.

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

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

A ghost town originally established and governed solely by Black Americans seeking a place of their own, free from discrimination.

A glimpse into the lives of the the Miwok and Paiute people in Yosemite National Park.

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

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

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).

A water tower shaped like a giant coffee pot looms over a small Swedish village in Central California.

An underground mansion with fruit-bearing trees and grapes growing beneath the surface of central California.