Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

The site of murders and Satanic cult gatherings.

A small sculpture garden that provides a microcosmic representation of California.

The tea room that pushed the boundaries of adorable straight into...we can't find the words.

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

In a 345-million-year-old cave that's 200 feet underground, dinner awaits.

An arsenic-filled pool in the Grand Canyon takes on the appearance of a giant, overflowing pumpkin.

A reproduction of earth's many biomes.

An abandoned Jazz Age dream home and con man's hideout in Death Valley.

The highest dunes in California are the most likely place in the area to hear the Singing Sands.

This rock formation named for its unique shape is one of many that call the Alabama Hills home.

A hard-to-reach oasis in a desolate corner of Death Valley National Park.

An antique store houses the last operational diner from the defunct department store chain.

A stranded woman lived alone on this remote island for 18 years, inspiring the great children's novel "Island of the Blue Dolphins."

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

This unique graffiti art from the 1940s has become a staple of this local landscape in the remote California desert.

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.

Where NASA's satellites and rovers phone home.

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

Exotic feline breeding compound and conservation center.

A performance hall at the American Jewish University moonlights as a sci-fi film location set.

An Old West film set seen in countless TV shows and movies is open for the public to explore.