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

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

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

Rodin's famous depiction of Dante's 'Inferno', amidst a sculpture garden of many of his other works.

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

Explore 10 acres of environmental sculptures.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.

Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

Remants of foundations, streets, and streetcar tracks inhabit the cliffs where a landslide occurred in 1929.

This 16th-century monastery was founded to cloister the daughters of wealthy local families.

Built on the remains of one the Incas’ most important gathering spots, this square keeps the spirit of a fallen empire alive.