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A collection of haunted objects and macabre oddities under one roof.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

This naturally heated mountainous creek has created a group of neon blue pools of potentially deadly boiling water.

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

A memorial to the unknown and unheralded men and women of the Cold War military and intelligence services.

A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.

Cambria's most unique B&B features creative surroundings and fantastic food.

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

Thousands of migrating monarchs overwinter clustered amongst the eucalyptus trees.

These millipedes glow not out of attraction, but as a not-too-subtle warning.

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

Tijuana's legendary jai alai or "basque ball" palace is now a massive music venue.

A mysterious and endangered parasitic herb from the California desert.

A Biblically-based Natural History Museum.

"Only the devil could play golf here."

A B-17 bomber stands as a memorial to the residents of Tulare County who served in World War II.

Windswept and remote, this island was once the home of a rare mammoth and today is home to a rare tree.

A ring of creosote bushes that are estimated to be 11,700 years old.

In the country around Buttonwillow, California, a marker commemorates a revealing moment in the story of a water colony from the fictional Kcymaerxthaere that sought independence.

360-degree virtual reality chamber physically immerses scientists into their data.

Remnants of the United States's largest accidental oil spill still mar a California valley.

Happy harbor seals frolic and snooze on this warm, sandy stretch of coast.

Where decommissioned airplanes and helicopters go to become part of Hollywood.

French prisoners carved these boats from the bones of their meat rations.