The remains of a ruined mansion memorialize the 1906 earthquake.

Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.

Big gun installations, built over a massive cemetery, now abandoned & hidden in trees.

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

A ghost town at the airport is now a refuge for blue butterflies.

Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

Experience a quartz crystal sound bath inside a storied, all-wood sound-chamber.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

A modern mechanical planetary system, part of a 10,000 year clock.

Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.

A spiritual retreat in the heart of Los Angeles offers stunning gardens and a labyrinth to lose yourself in.

Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.

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

Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

The one-time watch house for incoming ships at the Golden Gate now stands abandoned and hidden in trees.

Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.

Carved by a waterfall in a hard-to-reach rock formation, this heart-shaped rock has inspired romantics for decades.

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.

A library of rare occult books in Los Angeles.

Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.