Each summer, the migratory bats living beneath the bypass form "batnadoes" at dusk.

A massive hydrovolcanic explosion left a half-mile wide crater in Death Valley.

The beauty and the beast of hydraulic mining is on full display at this California Historic State Park.

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

Centuries of crashing waves carved out this small hole in the rock, which lights up at certain parts of the year.

The first life claimed by this record-breaking peak wasn't lost to exposure or a fall but rather lightning.

Each winter this underground cave forms a dazzling ice palace.

Here, visitors can swing with the waves of the Pacific Ocean.

Four hundred granite steps were built into this massive rock by the National Park Service.

This graveyard is the eternal home of the residents of a vanished California town.

Antiques by the Bay.

Hike amid the palm trees that thrive among Southern California's Indio Hills.

The only thing stranger than stumbling onto these philosophical musings is the story of the homesteader who created them.

Crumbling pink walls and murder memorials preserve the pioneer history of Joshua Tree.

A shape-shifting buy-sell-trade bookstore, born to Beatnik Era spirit.

This abandoned boat was left in place thanks to its rotting beauty.

Semi-recognized center of the world, with many oddities.

Hopeless romantics will swoon over the sweet story behind this bright and colorful home.

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

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

Celebrating the transformation of trash into objects of beauty.

This little valley along Highway 1 is engulfed by thousands of lilies during the spring season.

While exploring the desert, you can stop by the home of a fictional heretic from a parallel universe.

The graffiti-covered remnants of a former triangulation station are balanced precariously on this California peak.