Coastal dunes, site of buried Egyptian movie set and former utopian colony.

From Japan to Italy, this California park explores the world's cultures through their gardens.

Megachurch turned Catholic church comprised of 10,000 glass panes.

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

A couple turned their front yard into an artistic masterpiece.

Julia Morgan's Moorish-Gothic labyrinth of fountains, trees, natural light and Oakland's notable dead.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.

A one-of-a-kind collection of a unique medium.

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

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

After the parade, students throw their beads on the tree hoping for good luck on exams.

The crumbling remains of a 19th century fortess.

Pablo Neruda's custom-built lover's nest was made to remind him of the sea and named after his mistress' hair.

This Japanese-inspired labyrinth of hot springs is hidden in a Chilean forest.

The largest stone moai on Rapa Nui.

The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.

The hike through a narrow river flanked by the 2,000-foot-tall walls of Zion Canyon is one of the best in the world.

Life-sized sculpture of a blue whale made of hand-recycled plastic trash.

At this research institute, the chile is king.

The fictional star of "Breaking Bad" is memorialized with a real-life gravestone in his hometown.

More than 21,000 images fill this overlooked gem of a prehistoric site.