The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

A Cold War site complete with rusty structures, hiking trails, and beautiful views.

Secret US military film studio in the Hollywood Hills.

"The only replacement for a DC-3 is another DC-3."

A museum, art project, and institution that demands we look at the world around us in a strange new way.

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

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

This naturally heated mountainous creek has created a group of neon blue pools of potentially deadly boiling water.

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

A 19th-century cabin built into a hollowed-out Sequoia tree.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

A natural dome made of volcanic glass in Inyo National Forest.

A volcanic tunnel illuminated by natural skylights offers a shaded respite from the desert sun.

Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.

The highest dunes in California are the most likely place in the area to hear the Singing Sands.

A hard-to-reach oasis in a desolate corner of Death Valley National Park.

This desert oddity hides in plain sight thanks to a cartographic error and a desert explorer with a punny sense of humor.

Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.

Travelers leave tea kettles in a remote part of Death Valley as part of a mysterious, decades-old tradition.

Smooth basaltic rocks tell a tale of ancient glacial waterfalls.

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.

This old mining town, deep in the California desert, has a year-round population of one.

A mountain range on an active U.S. Navy base hides thousands of mysterious prehistoric rock carvings.

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