The largest island on the great salt lake is home to curious creatures and strange stories.

Here lies Lilly E. Gray, an alleged "victim of the beast," but the reason long remained a mystery.

This museum remembers the tough Mormon trek across America through an intriguing array of artifacts.

An eccentric millionaire's personal curio collection includes at least one shrunken head.

A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.

Secret Manor, a house full of legends, the least of which is the haunting of long-deceased ladies of pleasure.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

A crumbling wizard is one of the final reminders of a roadside Middle Earth.

Experience the "opulence, grace, and grandeur of Eureka's most famous Victorian Inn."

A simple plaque remembers a California island massacre that claimed more than 100 lives.

Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.

Humboldt's human-powered sculptures race across land and sea for days on end in a wacky quest for dominance.

This little museum has an exhibit devoted to the elusive forest denizens.

This lesser known Hearst estate is a fairytale village built from the stolen bones of historic European buildings.

Bits and pieces from the ill-fated Donner Party's winter cabins.

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

Dentist's hated concrete colossi are now beloved icons of the community.

This museum looks at the history of one of America's most famous prisons and most beloved albums.

California's own medieval Italian castle, authentic down to the 300-year-old iron maiden in the dungeon.

Built by the inventor of the radio, this abandoned hotel has housed early radio employees, military men, and a dangerous cult.

The haunting ruins of Jack London's dream house.

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

Elephant seals and sea lions have turned the abandoned buildings on this island into their endangered love shack.

Subterranean house made out of a grain silo, located in the Santa Cruz Mountains.