Mono County, California
Crowley Lake Columns
Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.
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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.
Lancaster, California
Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.
San Luis Obispo, California
A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.
Los Angeles, California
The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.
Mammoth Lakes, California
Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.
Los Angeles, California
Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.
San Francisco, California
A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.
Los Angeles, California
Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.
Los Angeles, California
America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.
San Francisco, California
A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.
Los Angeles, California
High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.
San Francisco, California
In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.
Los Angeles, California
Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.
San Jose, California
A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.
San Francisco, California
A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.
San Francisco, California
A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.
Los Angeles, California
Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.
Boonsboro, Maryland
Bizarre Cavern.
Ellicott City, Maryland
An eerie, decaying ghost town destined to fade into the forest.
McGill, Nevada
A perfectly preserved small-town pharmacy and soda fountain that opened in the early 20th century and closed in the 1980s.
Alamo, Nevada
This Stonehenge-inspired solar calendar stands alongside a landfill, in the middle of the Nevada desert.
Round Mountain, Nevada
Located in the remote Monitor Valley, this travertine bowl contains a scalding pool of water.
Las Vegas, Nevada
A luxurious doomsday bunker hidden beneath an unassuming Las Vegas home offers the best of subterranean suburbia.