Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

What began with a single, 357-pound chunk of the Canyon Diablo meteorite grew to be an impressive collection. 

A private home built to resemble the shape of a microscopic creature.

An amazing collection of fantastic reptiles, amphibians, spiders, and insects.

Celebrating the transformation of trash into objects of beauty.

Sunset-colored dunes of volcanic ash make taking a poor photo impossible.

California's own majestic geyser is powered by a subterranean volcano.

Once a place of peaceful repose, this sanitarium now faces an uncertain future.

An abandoned Jazz Age dream home and con man's hideout in Death Valley.

Smooth basaltic rocks tell a tale of ancient glacial waterfalls.

Nursery with extensive collection of flesh-eating plants operated by the author of "The Savage Garden."

A Mysterious Masonic tomb in San Luis Obispo.

An abandoned, unfinished mansion on grounds strewn with lava rocks.

Lemon Grove, California is known for its giant lemon...and mummified bodies.

360-degree virtual reality chamber physically immerses scientists into their data.

The hotel room where Janis Joplin tragically died has now become a makeshift shrine to the singer.

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

A volcanic tunnel illuminated by natural skylights offers a shaded respite from the desert sun.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

A burnt orange monolithic dome structure perched on a hillside near Interstate 280.

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

This traditional garden in the San Fernando Valley doubled for Star Fleet Academy, and is irrigated entirely by wastewater.

Arcadia is home to a haven for nature geeks and 80s TV lovers alike.

Tenacious mummies survived dental problems, eternal entombment, and more than their fair share of devastating fires.