The most magnificent bottle house in a town strangely full of them.

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.

Burping, gurgling geothermal mud pots by the Salton Sea.

The abandoned train depot now doubles as a well-placed rest stop for those who take the road less traveled.

This dormant volcanic crater has been converted from a roiling pit of magma to a pleasant hiking spot.

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

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

Her final resting place was intended to be modest and private, but the power of her popularity continues to draw visitors.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

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

"Girl in a Wetsuit" is what happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100 year old copyright.

A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.

Louisa May Alcott based “Little Women” on her experiences growing up in this house with her sisters.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.