An unexpected and peaceful oasis on a hillside.

Costumed elves and mountain bikers co-exist peacefully at this abandoned Christmas-themed adventure park.

Oldest building in California still in use.

Famous and forgotten figures lie beneath the faded headstones and decaying planks of wood.

A museum dedicated to the decorative arts from the 16th through 19th centuries.

This California tree is the single source of the state's entire orange industry.

This stately structure has been abandoned for half a century.

This mysterious petroglyph evokes the ancient swastika symbol but was later vandalized with the more troublesome Nazi one.

A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.

At 130 years old and 126 feet tall, it is the largest known example of the rare Torrey pine tree.