This “living museum” at UCLA exhibits thousands of plant species from all over the world.

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

The overgrown ruins of a once thriving World War I-era copper mine.

On a barren hillside in the Yucca Valley, the recently restored Desert Christ Park has attracted pilgrims and kitsch hunters for over 50 years.

This residential door allows San Francisco muggles a glimpse at the wizarding world.

Nursery with extensive collection of flesh-eating plants operated by the author of "The Savage Garden."

From the sky, a kaleidoscope of color brightens the grey landscape of the San Francisco Bay.

Two rocks in a perpetual kiss and one of "the most romantic spot in America."

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

A deserted hodgepodge of experimental structures designed by nearby university students.

One of the most unusual geological features, recognizable from a dozen hit movies.

A former utopian healing center created by a huckster and built by derelicts.

One of the last free public hot springs is decorated with hippie art.

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