A lawless town deep in Death Valley was famous for its riches and death rate.

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.

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

The decaying adobe remains of an old homestead are just off the beaten path in Joshua Tree National Park.

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

Colorful Native American paintings are hidden within this small cavern.

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

A massive hydrovolcanic explosion left a half-mile wide crater in Death Valley.

Factory that once supported an entire company town of 350.

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

This print shop boasts one of the largest pinball arcades in San Francisco.

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

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

A ghost town originally established and governed solely by Black Americans seeking a place of their own, free from discrimination.

Its dark depths conceal millions of rare, delicate crystal formations.

Thousands of migrating monarchs overwinter clustered amongst the eucalyptus trees.

The small family-run business has kept alive the fading art of creating beautiful handmade book covers.

The beauty and the beast of hydraulic mining is on full display at this California Historic State Park.

Salt is slowly eating away this abandoned saltworks town in the desert.

Chewing gum tycoon's memorial lies perched over wife's botanical gardens on Santa Catalina Island.

L.A.'s oldest operating bowling alley is a beautifully restored homage to its speakeasy days.

Burping, gurgling geothermal mud pots by the Salton Sea.

The first life claimed by this record-breaking peak wasn't lost to exposure or a fall but rather lightning.

This abandoned motel doesn't welcome guests anymore, but decay and a creepy atmosphere still call it home.