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.

The overgrown ruins of a once thriving World War I-era copper mine.

Get up close to emus and ostriches, or buy their tasty meat.

On a barren hillside in the Yucca Valley, the recently restored Desert Christ Park has attracted pilgrims and kitsch hunters for over 50 years.

This little blue house pokes out over the campus of UC San Diego, seven stories high.

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

This old mining town, deep in the California desert, has a year-round population of one.

A pair of large white marble lions guard this stretch of the Mojave Desert, and it is utterly mysterious how they got there.

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

The liveliest ghost town in the state.

San Francisco's oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.

This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.

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

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

Explore 10 acres of environmental sculptures.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

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

The one-time watch house for incoming ships at the Golden Gate now stands abandoned and hidden in trees.

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

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

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

This razorback ridgeline has doubled as a scenic drive since the early 1900s.

Once an unstoppable source of gold and silver, this town came to a grinding stop when the groundwater proved deadly.