The "3rd largest" city in California is an empty mirage of suburbia in the middle of nowhere.

A Cold War site complete with rusty structures, hiking trails, and beautiful views.

The quiet canyon has a tumultuous history involving a doomsday cult.

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

A glittering South Asian anomaly in a wealthy Los Angeles suburb.

An unreal vintage shop that wears its dadaist influence on its zombie fish.

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

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

Rusty pieces of metal jutting out of a breakwater are all that's visible of the 12,500-ton ocean liner that capsized just off the beach.

Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.

Where decommissioned airplanes and helicopters go to become part of Hollywood.

Abandoned hotel with adjacent lake and golf course.

Exotic feline breeding compound and conservation center.

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

This sun-scorched lakebed contains samples of half the natural elements known to humankind.

A 19th-century cabin built into a hollowed-out Sequoia tree.

Smooth basaltic rocks tell a tale of ancient glacial waterfalls.

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.

This rock formation named for its unique shape is one of many that call the Alabama Hills home.

This hidden fire lookout offers spectacular views of Sequoia National Park.

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

This secluded date farm can be reached only by following a bumpy, single-lane desert road.