A model of a galactic embassy is hidden in plain sight along the highway, proposed by a UFO religion to find the aliens that created life on Earth.

This unusual lava tube spouts seawater during high surf.

This legendary urban waterfall creates a dazzling display of rainbows.

Get up close and personal with these majestic fish.

This narrow coastline trail through the dense Kauai wilderness is among the most beautiful and dangerous in the world.

Submerged lava formations create incredible waterworks.

A beach made of semi-precious green sand on the Big Island of Hawai'i.

Pillars made of 700 pieces of luggage climb to the ceiling of Sacramento Airport's baggage claim.

These unusual houses look like giant boats that washed ashore on a residential street.

These lush groves of fan palms rise up like oases out of southern California's Colorado Desert.

This Hollywood dive houses a mural painted by the artists who animated its namesake film.

A pair of disused Los Angeles electrical poles now glow with delicate windows into the past.

Monumental sculptures of Patrick Amiot, constructed from debris, detritus, and determination.

A mountain range on an active U.S. Navy base hides thousands of mysterious prehistoric rock carvings.

A giant can of fruit cocktail is all that remains of what was once the world's largest cannery.

In California, colorful roadside signs remind us all that love transcends borders.

Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.

This monster board rode a monster wave to break two world records.

An abandoned boat that's been stranded mysteriously for decades.

Seven ceramic sculptures are scattered around this California college campus.

This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.

This graffiti-covered bridge is the quintessential vision of a place for disillusioned youth to escape the complexities of burgeoning adulthood.

A giant desert bird that once swung music fans at Coachella now has a home in a nearby traffic circle.

Museum dedicated to the preservation of surf culture.