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Smooth basaltic rocks tell a tale of ancient glacial waterfalls.

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.

Twelve plaster figures inspired by da Vinci's famed painting haunt the desert landscape above a real-life ghost town.

Potential high level nuclear waste storage site for the next 10,000 years and beyond.

This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.

"Only the devil could play golf here."

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

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

Ten 25-foot-tall, beehive-shaped kilns, abandoned in Death Valley.

A world-class observatory in the California desert.

The site of murders and Satanic cult gatherings.

This little blue house pokes out over the campus of UC San Diego, seven stories high.

Take a leisurely ride on a 1906 cable car or a 1907 steam locomotive.

Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.

This mysterious petroglyph evokes the ancient swastika symbol but was later vandalized with the more troublesome Nazi one.

Megachurch turned Catholic church comprised of 10,000 glass panes.

An unexpected and peaceful oasis on a hillside.

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

Along a California highway is a kind of Jurassic Park made of metal.

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.

Traversing these canyons, visitors can take in stunning views and glimpses of the region's history.

You don't have to be a diplomat to visit the so-called Camp David of the West.

A 250 million-year-old rock formation has earned a rather unique nickname.

The world’s largest concentrated solar plant generates as many problems as megawatts.