The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.

This former lieutenant governor's home is brimming with curiosities.

A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.

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

A land of debatable treasure.

This historic tower in the California desert promises visitors a "vortex of good vibes".

The hundreds of movies and television shows shot in this high desert town are commemorated in a unique museum.

These millipedes glow not out of attraction, but as a not-too-subtle warning.

The location of the last stand of Charles Manson's doomsday cult.

World's largest collection devoted to one fruit.

This dormant volcanic crater has been converted from a roiling pit of magma to a pleasant hiking spot.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

A monument to a one-legged kidnapper, horse thief, and charlatan asks visitors to throw rocks in a pile.

The largest dune field in the Mojave offers a chance of hearing the 'singing sands.'

A world-class observatory in the California desert.

One man's vast collection of artifacts and ephemera from matchbooks and postcards to vintage neon signs and cars.

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

According to legend it was a nap taken under this tree that kicked off the California Gold Rush.

A "haunted" landmark on the coast of Southern California.

One of the first skyscrapers in Santa Monica, and a famous getaway for the Hollywood elite of then and now.

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.

The sun acts as a key that only fits this giant keyhole twice a year.

Storybook cottage in Beverly Hills was once the site of 1920s silent film studio, affectionately known as "The Witch's House."

Stroll the grounds built by murder, suicide, and dirty oil money at one of Hollywood's most filmed mansions.