Another of California's unused Cold War missile defense complexes has become a graffiti gallery.

Longtime headquarters of controversial boys' club for the world's wealthiest and most powerful.

An eccentric folk art landmark made out of discarded bottles by an inspired "grandma."

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

A Mysterious Masonic tomb in San Luis Obispo.

Since 1973, this block has been home to the most concentrated collection of murals in San Francisco.

On a barren hillside in the Yucca Valley, the recently restored Desert Christ Park has attracted pilgrims and kitsch hunters for over 50 years.

Two rocks in a perpetual kiss and one of "the most romantic spot in America."

Lemon Grove, California is known for its giant lemon...and mummified bodies.

An "anarchical" no man's land, complete with garbage sculptures and a hobo-run "Landfillian Library."

Ancient human, animal, and geometric figures drawn in the earth.

Nuclear waste dump site now an environmental sanctuary.

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

The mysterious round rocks of Schooner Gulch.

Playable, historic pinball machines fill this Alameda museum.

Spiral labyrinth hidden in the hills above Oakland, CA.

From Japan to Italy, this California park explores the world's cultures through their gardens.

Along a California highway is a kind of Jurassic Park made of metal.

A common entry point to the Griffith Observatory trail holds its own wonders.

Where the line between entertainment and aerospace blurs.

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

Tenacious mummies survived dental problems, eternal entombment, and more than their fair share of devastating fires.

One of the world's largest collections of rare and magnificent bird specimens.

A library and museum dedicated to typography.