The site of murders and Satanic cult gatherings.

Here, visitors can swing with the waves of the Pacific Ocean.

The most beautiful Taco Bell in the world even has surfboard parking.

The unedited photograph called "Bliss" has graced the screens of over a billion computers.

This desert oddity hides in plain sight thanks to a cartographic error and a desert explorer with a punny sense of humor.

This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

From the sky, a kaleidoscope of color brightens the grey landscape of the San Francisco Bay.

Celebrating the transformation of trash into objects of beauty.

The sun acts as a key that only fits this giant keyhole twice a year.

Happy harbor seals frolic and snooze on this warm, sandy stretch of coast.

Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.

This little valley along Highway 1 is engulfed by thousands of lilies during the spring season.

Centuries of crashing waves carved out this small hole in the rock, which lights up at certain parts of the year.

A former utopian healing center created by a huckster and built by derelicts.

The largest dune field in the Mojave offers a chance of hearing the 'singing sands.'

Legend says these colorful, invasive residents are the descendants of birds released by Jimi Hendrix.

Putting the "mod" in "modular" since 2000.

The broken skateboards that became a poignant memorial to a murdered skater.

Artists and musicians now rule over this former rail station.

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

A student driver's nightmare.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

One of the shortest streets in York has an especially odd name.