This dark, quiet forest on the outskirts of San Diego is dense with rumor and lore.

This historic graveyard was partially paved over to create a streetcar line.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

A magnificent, reportedly haunted mansion built for a composer by Spiritualists.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

A house built from trash known as the poor man's Hearst Castle.

A chain of bells connect the California Missions and honor the legend of the "King’s Highway."

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

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

This wrecked airplane has been sitting on a black sand beach since the 1970s.

This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.

This beautiful, historic church looks like something out of a simpler past.

The picturesque birthplace of Icelandic democracy is drenched in the blood of its brutal past.

This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

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

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

A Biblically-based Natural History Museum.