Ingenious bakery opens up the first Cupcake ATM at their flagship location in Beverly Hills.

The highest dunes in California are the most likely place in the area to hear the Singing Sands.

One of the oldest reform schools in the United States, home to wayward boys such as Merle Haggard, now abandoned.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

These millipedes glow not out of attraction, but as a not-too-subtle warning.

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

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

The biggest pinball arcade in the world has over 600 pinball machines, and 300 arcade machines.

With the touch of a button, you can read a randomly selected short story.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

No matter what it might seem like on film, most scenes filmed on a plane are filmed at this LA studio.

The largest drain hole in the world.

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

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

The largest permanent Monopoly board makes one of the longest games even bigger.

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

A 300-ship graveyard, with a few still visible at low tide.

The randomness of this wall of lava lamps helps encrypt up to 10 percent of the internet.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

A ghost town at the airport is now a refuge for blue butterflies.

Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.

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

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.