Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

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

Abandoned hotel with adjacent lake and golf course.

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

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

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

An underground mansion with fruit-bearing trees and grapes growing beneath the surface of central California.

An unreal vintage shop that wears its dadaist influence on its zombie fish.

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