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

The quiet canyon has a tumultuous history involving a doomsday cult.

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

An eccentric folk art landmark made out of discarded bottles by an inspired "grandma."

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

This stunning sea creature-shaped home blends into the landscape like a fantasy villa.

This little gem of Spanish Colonial architecture has been abandoned since the 1950s.

Hidden in the back of a disused small town hotel is a dive bar shellacked with over a million pennies.

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

The ruins of the castle that chemicals built.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

California's oldest wind harp represents a historic piece of America's Danish history.

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

Cambria's most unique B&B features creative surroundings and fantastic food.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

Machinery left over from California's once thriving mercury industry now attracts artists and explorers.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

These imposing walls and towers look more like the ruins of a fortress than a monastery.

Local legend says the remains of Father Christmas lie within the medieval grounds.

An abandoned set from the 1980 film "Popeye," claimed and repurposed as a theme park by creative locals.

This tiny home built on revenge appears to be scarcely wider than a Volkswagen.

The modern birthplace of Irish freedom.

The enchanting archway is the only surviving portal into Dublin's lost medieval wall.

A collection of housewares from recent Irish history adjoined by a tower from ancient Irish history.