A dramatic coastline that’s home to a rare pine tree.

Visit a remnant California's Gold Rush, which locals claim is haunted by spirits from the past.

Once the largest winery in the world, this castle-like building now sits abandoned on the San Pablo/San Francisco Bay shore.

Legendary frontman of the Doors looms in this giant mural by famed Venice muralist, Rip Cronk.

This Oakland fairytale kingdom, fiercely devoted to childlike whimsy, was an early inspiration for Disneyland.

Its dark depths conceal millions of rare, delicate crystal formations.

The graffiti-covered remnants of a former triangulation station are balanced precariously on this California peak.

Another of California's unused Cold War missile defense complexes has become a graffiti gallery.

Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

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

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

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.

The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.

A homage to the King at the hotel where he revived his career.

Watch the newest land on the planet form before your eyes.

Hide from the tourist hordes in these relatively unknown, and unguarded lava caves.

A professional special effects makeup artist’s collection of horror creatures and one-of-a-kind recreations on display in downtown Boulder City.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

An vast warehouse of everyday treasures in Berkeley, CA.

One of the ghostly stops along Route 66.

This corn maze so big you may want to pack a lunch, and possibly a flaregun.

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