A spectacular slot canyon at the northern edge of Lake Mead National Recreation Area.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

Celebrating the transformation of trash into objects of beauty.

A raised boardwalk winds through a thicket of stunted, century-old trees no more than nine feet tall.

A tree grown from astronaut seeds which were exposed to cosmic rays.

Centuries of crashing waves carved out this small hole in the rock, which lights up at certain parts of the year.

This cabin from the 1850s is one of the first structures built by Chinese immigrants in California.

For almost 100 years, this site of peace and spirituality has existed on the California coast.

One poet's handmade, anachronistic home.

Haunting and beautiful trees, doomed to die.

The oldest lighthouse on America's west coast no longer needs keepers, yet they maintain the site anyhow.

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

Every year, over 25,000 monarchs overwinter in Pacific Grove.

Hopeless romantics will swoon over the sweet story behind this bright and colorful home.

Steinbeck's old stomping grounds, immortalized in Cannery Row.

An abandoned boat that's been stranded mysteriously for decades.

A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.

Here, visitors can swing with the waves of the Pacific Ocean.

Once close to extinction, there is no shortage of elephant seals on the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park.

A New England-style lighthouse along California's beautiful Highway 1 gets a re-do.

A 1920s speakeasy that had rum runners racing up and down the shores of California.

This oversized flute-playing Ancestral Puebloan deity is also a landmark of Southwestern kitsch.

This little valley along Highway 1 is engulfed by thousands of lilies during the spring season.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.