The shop's owner has spent decades in the desert wearing nothing but a strategically placed sock.

Ancient human, animal, and geometric figures drawn in the earth.

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

This Pringle-shaped ledge makes for the perfect photo op.

A Mysterious Masonic tomb in San Luis Obispo.

Storybook cottage in Beverly Hills was once the site of 1920s silent film studio, affectionately known as "The Witch's House."

Lemon Grove, California is known for its giant lemon...and mummified bodies.

Sunset-colored dunes of volcanic ash make taking a poor photo impossible.

Half of a house.

World's largest collection devoted to one fruit.

Built by the inventor of the radio, this abandoned hotel has housed early radio employees, military men, and a dangerous cult.

This stunning sea creature-shaped home blends into the landscape like a fantasy villa.

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

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.

The ruins of the castle that chemicals built.

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

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

The fossilized remains of ancient California redwoods.

"Only the devil could play golf here."

Mexican food and folk art.

A large instrument played by the wind.

Neither Spanish settlers nor anyone since has been able to tell who built these strange California rock walls.

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

An optical illusion found amid a logged redwood forest.