The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

A glimpse into the lives of the the Miwok and Paiute people in Yosemite National Park.

This historic California cemetery holds the bodies of veterans of both the Civil War and the Donner Party.

Giant jewel-toned statues fill the grounds of this Cambodian Buddhist temple in California.

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

A cozy bookstore is tucked within an old gold mine shaft beneath the cafe and ice cream shop.

The largest drain hole in the world.

A popular tourist cave with a dark past.

An eccentric home stands out in an otherwise average neighborhood with mosaics, mini topiaries, and kinetic sculpture.

Its dark depths conceal millions of rare, delicate crystal formations.

This dry lake bed contains the oldest known petroglyphs in North America.

An eccentric millionaire's personal curio collection includes at least one shrunken head.

Beneath a Virginia City bar is the entrance to an abandoned gold mine.

The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.

Bits and pieces from the ill-fated Donner Party's winter cabins.

This park is home to well over 100 handmade birdhouses.

An abandoned 1930s gas station turned bustling neighborhood park.

Delve into a wealth of oddities, antiques, and taxidermy treasures.

During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.

The first privately-owned space capsule to orbit and land carried a secret payload: a wheel of Le Brouère.

This mother-daughter run curiosities shop is a beautifully odd mix of taxidermy and exotic plants.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

Essence of hound's tongue and tincture of bloodroot are just the tip of the herbalist iceberg at this beautiful, impressively-stocked apothecary.

A beautiful final resting place for some of the noteworthy deceased.