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

Funded by John D. Rockefeller, this is one of the earliest, and most beautiful, shopping arcades in America.

This spectacular public market has got meat, fish, vegetables, baked goods, and enough kielbasa for a lifetime.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

This park is home to California's first oil boomtown, with structures that have stood for more than a century.

One man's vast collection of artifacts and ephemera from matchbooks and postcards to vintage neon signs and cars.

A basement full of treasures lies beneath this inn that has worn many hats throughout its 140+ years.

An amazing collection of fantastic reptiles, amphibians, spiders, and insects.

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

This centerpiece of the Hollywood & Highland shopping center is a recreation of a long-lost movie set.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.

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

"Only the devil could play golf here."

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

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

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

The headquarters of a secretive order is also a beautifully-designed park.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.