Sandstone rock formations that look like they belong on the cover of a progressive rock album.

The remains of an abandoned dinosaur theme park litter the woods just off the highway.

Oversized statues are just the tip of this nostalgic Americana roadside attraction.

A water tower shaped like a giant coffee pot looms over a small Swedish village in Central California.

Just a man taking his prehistoric pet for a stroll.

The long, arduous journey of the stones of the Abbey of New Clairvaux.

A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

Located on 420 acres in the high desert, this spiritual center is dedicated to the "science of the future."

Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.

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

An unreal vintage shop that wears its dadaist influence on its zombie fish.

Rodin's famous depiction of Dante's 'Inferno', amidst a sculpture garden of many of his other works.

This serene oasis in an affluent Los Angeles neighborhood holds some of Gandhi's ashes and got Elvis into Eastern Philosophy.

Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.

The largest drain hole in the world.

An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.

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

A Swedenborgian glass church surrounded by redwoods sits perched atop a massive landslide area.

A favorite haunt of dinosaur loving children and hallucinogen loving hippies alike.

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

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 look into the Church of Scientology's deeply unfavorable view of psychiatry.

A prohibition-style speakeasy takes up residence in the last Victorian residence in Hollywood.