Is there such thing as too many fruit bats? Not anymore.

A collection of outdoor mystical statues paying homage to indigenous Australians and ecological stewardship.

A plaque at the lighthouse where Frederick Valentich made his last radio contact before he vanished without a trace.

Nine limestone rock stacks on Australia's "Shipwreck Coast."

Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.

This giant shopping mall still holds signs of its automotive past.

A Looff creation in Santa Monica best described as “a California-Byzantine-Moorish-style fantasy.”

The Citrus Variety Collection at UC Riverside contains two trees of each of the 1,000+ varieties of citrus.

Thousands of turbines whir at the origin of North American wind power.

The short oil boom of Venice Beach, and its swift removal from the tourism-laden landscape.

Etched into a dry lake bed, this massive directional indicator is accurate without magnets.

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

One of Hollywood’s favorite government buildings.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

Burping, gurgling geothermal mud pots by the Salton Sea.

A dry lake is what remains of a community founded on a real estate scam.

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

The echoes of a railroad town that solemnly mark the end of the line.

According to legend it was a nap taken under this tree that kicked off the California Gold Rush.

A Masterpiece with a Tragic History.

Built by one man in the '20s, this site is now a museum representing the Great Basin cultures.

A remote crossroads honoring a fallen talent.

A visionary, futuristic sculpture in Los Angeles that never met its extraterrestrial potential.

The hundreds of movies and television shows shot in this high desert town are commemorated in a unique museum.