The hike through a narrow river flanked by the 2,000-foot-tall walls of Zion Canyon is one of the best in the world.

Watch the newest land on the planet form before your eyes.

This narrow coastline trail through the dense Kauai wilderness is among the most beautiful and dangerous in the world.

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

"Girl in a Wetsuit" is what happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100 year old copyright.

A hidden garden of stones engraved with scriptures, a Joseph Smith Sphinx, all carved by one man.

The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."

The echoes of a railroad town that solemnly mark the end of the line.

A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.

Smooth basaltic rocks tell a tale of ancient glacial waterfalls.

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

According to legend it was a nap taken under this tree that kicked off the California Gold Rush.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

Bizarre lunar-like landscape with thousands of large stone "hoodoos."

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

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

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

The last of its kind in the country.

A ghost town at the airport is now a refuge for blue butterflies.

First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

A three-story, three-dimensional hobo clown in a tutu welcomes CVS shoppers.