Because there's no place like home.

The house where Good Will Hunting was written is a surreal fairytale abode.

The largest dune field in the Mojave offers a chance of hearing the 'singing sands.'

While exploring the desert, you can stop by the home of a fictional heretic from a parallel universe.

An abandoned, unfinished mansion on grounds strewn with lava rocks.

An "anarchical" no man's land, complete with garbage sculptures and a hobo-run "Landfillian Library."

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

The remains of a 12th-century chapter house in Golden Gate Park.

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.

California's own majestic geyser is powered by a subterranean volcano.

Ancient human, animal, and geometric figures drawn in the earth.

Once a place of peaceful repose, this sanitarium now faces an uncertain future.

This Pringle-shaped ledge makes for the perfect photo op.

A quirky collection of figurines backdropped by city views is hidden next to a popular restaurant in the Hollywood hills.

The location of the last stand of Charles Manson's doomsday cult.

One of the world's largest collections of rare and magnificent bird specimens.

Storybook cottage in Beverly Hills was once the site of 1920s silent film studio, affectionately known as "The Witch's House."

A playground built by the kids that is a child's wonderland, and a helicopter parent's nightmare.

Ten 25-foot-tall, beehive-shaped kilns, abandoned in Death Valley.

The site of a classic series of Laurel and Hardy pratfalls.

This impressive tunnel was dug entirely by hand over the course of 36 years.

A promotional sun clock on the site of San Francisco's great raceway.

Bonsai garden in Oakland is curated by the first non-Japanese female bonsai master in the United States.

Megachurch turned Catholic church comprised of 10,000 glass panes.