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

From sax to spuds, get 'em all at this landmark music establishment.

A herd of 150 bison live on California's Santa Catalina Island and are at the heart of an ongoing debate between environmental protection and economic expansion.

A stellar example of Art & Crafts architecture, and a movie set to boot.

The peaceful gravesite of a rugged wild west gunman echoes the touching story of his last days.

A watering hole where the options for seating include a bar, patio, or subterranean cave.

Made famous by cable TV, this oddball collection of antiques and collectibles is a cut above the rest.

A Bicycle Path in the Sky.

An Airy Would-Be Solution to a Housing Shortage.

An L.A. traffic island where the faces of locals have been carved into massive granite eggs.

This collector's home is a constant work in progress.

This forgotten Frank Lloyd Wright house is an architectural marvel at the end of a sleepy residential street.

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

The abandoned train depot now doubles as a well-placed rest stop for those who take the road less traveled.

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

Where there's quartz, there must be gold. Thus is the story of the mines of Julian, and the titillating times of the Gold Rush.

Another of California's unused Cold War missile defense complexes has become a graffiti gallery.

Arcadia is home to a haven for nature geeks and 80s TV lovers alike.

What began with a single, 357-pound chunk of the Canyon Diablo meteorite grew to be an impressive collection. 

A burnt orange monolithic dome structure perched on a hillside near Interstate 280.

The mysterious round rocks of Schooner Gulch.

A macabre tour of Hollywood’s deadly history.

One of the world's longest murals depicts the history of diversity in Los Angeles.

Come crisp December nights, this fairly plain neighborhood becomes a holiday dream world.