Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.

This naturally-sourced hot spring is now home to a clothing-optional resort.

Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

Crystal clear lake with a shoreline of travertine located in a Colorado canyon.

A spiritual center in the Santa Monica Mountains founded by Alice Coltrane after the death of her husband and fellow jazz musician John Coltrane.

Condemned US Navy seaplane control tower turned officers’ club sits atop Yerba Buena Island.

The mysterious, untimely death of a Canned Heat band member still haunts this unfinished home.

The last Americana on Route 66.

Rusty industrial city full of oxidized distillation towers.

A museum dedicated to a sea that should have never been.

This abandoned motel doesn't welcome guests anymore, but decay and a creepy atmosphere still call it home.

An Old West film set seen in countless TV shows and movies is open for the public to explore.

Floating man-made island and upscale restaurant.

An abandoned, unfinished mansion on grounds strewn with lava rocks.

Secret Manor, a house full of legends, the least of which is the haunting of long-deceased ladies of pleasure.

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

Ride on a fully-restored Nike nuclear-tipped missile elevator from the Cold War.

A little-known, but surprisingly large waterfall on the Little Truckee River in the northern Sierra Nevada.

An early 20th-century fire lookout, still in intermittent use, preserves legacy fire-locating equipment.

This L.A. fixture has been serving hot dogs out of a giant hot dog since 1946.

A scenic hike in the High Sierra that ends at an old gold mine.

Naturally carbonated water fills the mineral baths at this 19th-century California resort.