Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

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

Abandoned hotel with adjacent lake and golf course.

Abandoned Air Force base that has fallen into disrepair.

Hundreds of trees made from glass bottles make up this forest on Route 66.

The remnants of a failed socialist commune can still be found just off a California highway.

Finale of "William Tell Overture" can be heard as drivers pass over grooves in the road.

From Japan to Italy, this California park explores the world's cultures through their gardens.

Graffiti-covered ruins that were once part of a farm owned by a mental hospital.

This grand mansion has starred in everything from Bones to Buffy.

Carved by a waterfall in a hard-to-reach rock formation, this heart-shaped rock has inspired romantics for decades.

This temple, built by an eccentric religious leader before his death, sits guarded and in ruins.

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

The ruins of the castle that chemicals built.

Mexican food and folk art.

A museum dedicated to restoring vintage aircraft, located at a working airport.

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.

This rare tortoise skeleton has been hanging around the downtown Los Angeles museum for over a century.

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