Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.

A giant open-air sculpture made of over 200 full-sized boats.

This former lieutenant governor's home is brimming with curiosities.

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

Mexican food and folk art.

A gothic palace of endless stalagmites and pseudoscorpions waits within one of the world's most beautiful caves.

This crumbling stump is all that remains of what was once thought to be the oldest living organism.

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.

On a quiet suburban street stands a peculiarly decorated house covered in mosaics.

A nursery specializing in strange and beautiful succulents and cacti.

This collector's home is a constant work in progress.

During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.

Inky sludge oozes to the surface of this beach thanks to a rare natural tar seep.

Happy harbor seals frolic and snooze on this warm, sandy stretch of coast.

The ruins of the castle that chemicals built.

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

An L.A. traffic island where the faces of locals have been carved into massive granite eggs.

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

Smooth basaltic rocks tell a tale of ancient glacial waterfalls.

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

This hidden fire lookout offers spectacular views of Sequoia National Park.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

The most unique castle in all of Southern California, entirely constructed from repurposed materials.