The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

Arcadia is home to a haven for nature geeks and 80s TV lovers alike.

The "3rd largest" city in California is an empty mirage of suburbia in the middle of nowhere.

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

An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.

A house built from trash known as the poor man's Hearst Castle.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

"Only the devil could play golf here."

From Japan to Italy, this California park explores the world's cultures through their gardens.

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

The liveliest ghost town in the state.

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.

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

Hundreds of trees made from glass bottles make up this forest on Route 66.

Exotic feline breeding compound and conservation center.

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

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

Finale of "William Tell Overture" can be heard as drivers pass over grooves in the road.

The final resting place of a space program monolith.

The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.