This former lieutenant governor's home is brimming with curiosities.

The sea once considered an ecological wasteland is now called "crown jewel of avian biodiversity" by scientists.

Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.

Cambria's most unique B&B features creative surroundings and fantastic food.

Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.

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

The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."

In the middle of the desert, miles from any human life, sat an anomalous pay phone that still magically answers your calls.

"Only the devil could play golf here."

The largest dune field in the Mojave offers a chance of hearing the 'singing sands.'

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

Where there's quartz, there must be gold. Thus is the story of the mines of Julian, and the titillating times of the Gold Rush.

A former utopian healing center created by a huckster and built by derelicts.

California's oldest wind harp represents a historic piece of America's Danish history.

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

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

This little blue house pokes out over the campus of UC San Diego, seven stories high.

One of the ghostly stops along Route 66.

Smooth basaltic rocks tell a tale of ancient glacial waterfalls.

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

Located on 420 acres in the high desert, this spiritual center is dedicated to the "science of the future."

A regular looking rock with an unbelievable history.

One of the most unusual geological features, recognizable from a dozen hit movies.

Experience a quartz crystal sound bath inside a storied, all-wood sound-chamber.