The only thing still moving in this town is the eponymous hot spring.

Graffiti, cars, and religion combine to create this jungle of scrap in the Nevada desert.

An errant donkey ushered in a new era of mining in Nevada.

In the middle of a remote desert town is a surprisingly opulent hotel.

Oh, just a motel on the edge of the desert decorated with thousands of clowns conveniently located next to an abandoned graveyard.

An outdoor display of military missiles developed at Point Mugu Naval Base.

A 90-foot-tall psychedelic "tree" on the side of the highway has baffled passersby for decades.

Shoreline strewn with the remains of ghostly fallen trees.

An ordinary rancher stumbled upon one of the world’s largest collections of Pliocene horse fossils.

Some 46,000 years ago, a volcanic eruption led to a flooding event that carved this short canyon with steep vertical walls.

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

A New England-style lighthouse along California's beautiful Highway 1 gets a re-do.

This little valley along Highway 1 is engulfed by thousands of lilies during the spring season.

This eagle-topped spire remembers the military commander who snatched up California for the United States.

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

Once America’s most beautiful army base, this abandoned military fort on the coast of Monterey Bay has been left to the elements.

This cabin from the 1850s is one of the first structures built by Chinese immigrants in California.

Haunting and beautiful trees, doomed to die.

This lonesome Monterey cypress has survived centuries of wind, salt, and at least one attempt at arson.

The stately birthplace of California's statehood.

A tree grown from astronaut seeds which were exposed to cosmic rays.

This remarkably simple jail went over a century without an escape.

The oldest U.S. Government building in California, and it's State Historic Landmark #1.

The first safe in this California town had to hold all the gold.