A mountain range on an active U.S. Navy base hides thousands of mysterious prehistoric rock carvings.

Smooth basaltic rocks tell a tale of ancient glacial waterfalls.

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.

"Only the devil could play golf here."

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

A hard-to-reach oasis in a desolate corner of Death Valley National Park.

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

The location of the last stand of Charles Manson's doomsday cult.

Everything you always wanted to know about borates is here.

Abandoned bridge hidden deep in the San Gabriel Mountains.

A regular looking rock with an unbelievable history.

At this deceptively beautiful beach, nothing is what it seems.

Huge otherworldly domed rocks on the shore of a deadly lake.

Burping, gurgling geothermal mud pots by the Salton Sea.

Spend a day hanging out with domesticated Russian foxes.

A wondrous place to watch a special flower bloom.

While you're unlikely to find riches here these days, this remote mine is a time capsule of the Gold Rush era.

A remote desert lookout offers unparalleled views of the California badlands for those who brave the trek.

Catch a glimpse of the elusive Peninsular bighorns right off of the desert freeway.

A UFO scrapyard in the California desert.

This historic tower in the California desert promises visitors a "vortex of good vibes".

The world's largest wooden trestle stretches across this desert canyon in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.

A futuristic-looking beach house built for the owner of a snack food brand.

This historic Chinese church was relocated and revived as a museum that preserves and celebrates Chinese art, history, and culture.