The Hopi-style structure was built by the man who discovered Desert Hot Springs' famous mineral water.

An abandoned Jazz Age dream home and con man's hideout in Death Valley.

Gorgeous purple flowers drape from the world's largest blossoming plant.

While exploring the desert, you can stop by the home of a fictional heretic from a parallel universe.

Along a California highway is a kind of Jurassic Park made of metal.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

Ten 25-foot-tall, beehive-shaped kilns, abandoned in Death Valley.

A bigger-than-life pun that has become a beacon of altruism.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

A Swedenborgian glass church surrounded by redwoods sits perched atop a massive landslide area.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

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

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

What began as an illegal art installation has become a symbol for unity, ocean awareness, and coastline preservation.

Panorama exhibition hall in old silent theater with a beautiful backyard garden.

A colorful architectural gem in Seattle's uniquely modern Central Library.

Mexican food and folk art.

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

A beautiful memorial tells the story of a formerly enslaved woman whose kindness shaped a burgeoning city.

A monthly street "service" of handmade puppets and live original puppets, whose devotees profess has the power to change lives.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.