The beautiful 1920 Pantages Theatre remains hidden just underneath the LA Downtown Jewelry Exchange.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

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

Sunset-colored dunes of volcanic ash make taking a poor photo impossible.

Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.

Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.

Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.

Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.

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

Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

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

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

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

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

This former hub for crafty philosophers was founded by a writer who died aboard the infamous RMS Lusitania.

One of Frank Lloyd Wright's greatest—and favorite—architectural masterpieces was almost lost.

This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."

One man has spent decades faithfully constructing this unique brick and cinderblock castle.

One man’s religious convictions led him to build this stone castle meant to withstand an apocalypse.