This granite rock face is named for the magnificent reflection that occurs when the sun hits it just right.

The sea once considered an ecological wasteland is now called "crown jewel of avian biodiversity" by scientists.

At this deceptively beautiful beach, nothing is what it seems.

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

This army of concretions is an unexplained geological phenomenon unlike anything else in the world.

This salt marsh in Southern France is as pink as the flamingos that inhabit it.

100-windowed castle turned art gallery, built by one dedicated mason.

This French anatomy museum greets guests with a skinless man, mid-shovel.

Lemon Grove, California is known for its giant lemon...and mummified bodies.

The tiniest tiki room in San Diego.

Natural rock formation, or biblical artifact that saved Earth's wildlife two by two?

Abandoned in 2009, this once popular resort destination now stands frozen in time.

Finale of "William Tell Overture" can be heard as drivers pass over grooves in the road.

A dry lake is what remains of a community founded on a real estate scam.

Fourteen curious and controversial white bunnies sit in a circle near Newport Beach City Hall.

The beloved dining spot stands at the cross-section of Hollywood and the Old West.

The mysterious, untimely death of a Canned Heat band member still haunts this unfinished home.

This serene oasis in an affluent Los Angeles neighborhood holds some of Gandhi's ashes and got Elvis into Eastern Philosophy.

Every weekend, the parking lot of this Buddhist temple turns into a Thai street-food paradise.

A three-story, three-dimensional hobo clown in a tutu welcomes CVS shoppers.

Though tiki culture has gone in and out of fashion, the Tonga Hut has always been flying the flag in Los Angeles.

Known as the "Hobbit Houses," these storybook homes look like they're straight out of the Shire.

Explore an early California pioneer's rancho hidden in LA's manufacturing hinterland.

Dioramas and animatronics lead you through the story of Bhagavad-gita, the Indian literary classic.