Newberry Springs, California
Rock-A-Hoola Waterpark
The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.
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Newberry Springs, California
The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.
Inyo County, California
The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.
La Cañada Flintridge, California
An unfortunate geological resemblance to Satan has labeled this Pasadena gorge as a passage to the underworld.
Lancaster, California
Finale of "William Tell Overture" can be heard as drivers pass over grooves in the road.
Calipatria, California
This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.
San Diego, California
An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.
Big Pine, California
Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.
Mono County, California
Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.
Carlsbad, California
Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.
Tulelake, California
Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.
Orick, California
Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.
Humboldt County, California
One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.
Lancaster, California
Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.
Fresno, California
An underground mansion with fruit-bearing trees and grapes growing beneath the surface of central California.
Laguna Beach, California
This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.
San Diego, California
Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.
Mammoth Lakes, California
Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.
Calipatria, California
A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.
Inyo County, California
The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.
Fort Bragg, California
A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.
Yosemite National Park, California
Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.
Wernigerode, Germany
On the highest peak in the Harz Mountains, science and the occult faced off in a failed attempt to turn a goat into a boy.
Hardo Rattan, India
On the Pakistan-India border the militaries perform an elaborate theater of aggression each and every night.
Attari, India
Built by Maharaja Ranjit Singh, this location was used as a resting place for his troops.