The quiet canyon has a tumultuous history involving a doomsday cult.

A volcanic tunnel illuminated by natural skylights offers a shaded respite from the desert sun.

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

A historic hotel that made a cameo in Hitchcock's classic film has no intention of letting guests forget its fame.

Dozens of feral felines rule a segment of Hollywood's only graveyard.

The largest drain hole in the world.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

This hilltop park offers magnificent views and a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece.

The site of murders and Satanic cult gatherings.

Fourteen curious and controversial white bunnies sit in a circle near Newport Beach City Hall.

An unfortunate geological resemblance to Satan has labeled this Pasadena gorge as a passage to the underworld.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

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

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

The so-called "Statue of Liberty of Los Angeles" is on a one mutant mission to keep L.A. weird.

The oldest burial ground in the city, final resting place of city founders, Ohlone natives and murderers alike.

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.

Experience a quartz crystal sound bath inside a storied, all-wood sound-chamber.

This 19th-century church is now a popular roller rink.

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

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

Explore 10 acres of environmental sculptures.

This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.

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