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

Graffiti-covered ruins that were once part of a farm owned by a mental hospital.

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

Honoring the famed folktale author, this California museum looks like it belongs in the Black Forest.

A humble garage, world-famous for being the epicenter of a technology revolution.

The only parking meter in the entire town, it is surrounded by 100 free spaces.

Decommissioned experimental solar facilities that pioneered solar energy technology.

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

A local dialect born in the late 19th century is only spoken in this isolated California valley.

The Southern California pop sounds of surf and sand were born right here.

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

Where the writer penned his famous story about a jumping frog.

The unedited photograph called "Bliss" has graced the screens of over a billion computers.

A volcanic tunnel illuminated by natural skylights offers a shaded respite from the desert sun.

Crumbling pink walls and murder memorials preserve the pioneer history of Joshua Tree.

With its peeling paint and faded sign, this theater-turned-recycling plant is a nostalgic relic of 1950s Americana.

The only standing town in the United States that early Chinese Americans built for themselves.

Thousands of migrating monarchs overwinter clustered amongst the eucalyptus trees.

Colorful Native American paintings are hidden within this small cavern.

Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.

One of the largest Buddhist communities in the West sits on the site of an old hospital.

Remnants of the United States's largest accidental oil spill still mar a California valley.

This hidden amusement park is a magical escape for kids and kids-at-heart.

The remnants of an early automobile route across shifting sand dunes can still be found in the deserts of Southern California.