Cows on a ranch are commonplace, scattered cow bones everywhere? Not so much.

Hidden in the hills of Hollywood, this secluded Oz-themed garden is dotted with dozens of thrones.

A one-of-a-kind collection of a unique medium.

An unfortunate geological resemblance to Satan has labeled this Pasadena gorge as a passage to the underworld.

An Old West film set seen in countless TV shows and movies is open for the public to explore.

This stockpile of junked electronic and mechanical gadgets is a favorite among Hollywood prop masters.

The remnants of a failed socialist commune can still be found just off a California highway.

The "3rd largest" city in California is an empty mirage of suburbia in the middle of nowhere.

This impressive tunnel was dug entirely by hand over the course of 36 years.

Finale of "William Tell Overture" can be heard as drivers pass over grooves in the road.

Exotic feline breeding compound and conservation center.

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

Thousands of turbines whir at at the origin of North American wind power.

One of the last free public hot springs is decorated with hippie art.

A ruined hotel with an unlucky history and an eerie present.

A popular tourist cave with a dark past.

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

Hidden beneath a lake for decades, this brutalist mine has now emerged from beneath the receding waters.

Get up close to emus and ostriches, or buy their tasty meat.

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

The abandoned personal amusement park of the King of Pop.

Machinery left over from California's once thriving mercury industry now attracts artists and explorers.

Coastal dunes, site of buried Egyptian movie set and former utopian colony.