Elephant seals and sea lions have turned the abandoned buildings on this island into their endangered love shack.

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

An Old West film set seen in countless TV shows and movies is open for the public to explore.

Nationwide network of co-ownership underground catastrophe shelters.

A life-sized mammoth sculpture marks the spot where the remains of a Columbian mammoth were discovered in 2005.

This historic tower in the California desert promises visitors a "vortex of good vibes".

Successful artist residence program has filled this ranch with dozens of sculptures over the years.

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

Burping, gurgling geothermal mud pots by the Salton Sea.

A glimpse into the lives of the the Miwok and Paiute people in Yosemite National Park.

On a quiet suburban street stands a peculiarly decorated house covered in mosaics.

The hundreds of movies and television shows shot in this high desert town are commemorated in a unique museum.

An abandoned car and strange wooden debris are among the scattered remains of the old sand and gravel quarry.

The rest of him lived another 61 years and was buried elsewhere.

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

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

Where religious effigies, magic soaps, and occult candles are brought to customers at wholesale prices.

The oldest continuously operating church in California.

The only thing stranger than stumbling onto these philosophical musings is the story of the homesteader who created them.

Machinery left over from California's once thriving mercury industry now attracts artists and explorers.

Mediums from a psychic utopian community lead a trippy VR journey on a parked desert bus.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

This graveyard is the eternal home of the residents of a vanished California town.

It's not your typical library, memorial, or book store.