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

Get up close to emus and ostriches, or buy their tasty meat.

Over 315,000 preserved amphibians and reptiles in jars.

Ancient human, animal, and geometric figures drawn in the earth.

A burnt orange monolithic dome structure perched on a hillside near Interstate 280.

Two rocks in a perpetual kiss and one of "the most romantic spot in America."

A popular tourist cave with a dark past.

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.

“It's the quality” (but probably also the drive-through donut tunnel) that has attracted diners since 1968.

A pair of large white marble lions guard this stretch of the Mojave Desert, and it is utterly mysterious how they got there.

One of the most unusual geological features, recognizable from a dozen hit movies.

Hundreds of trees made from glass bottles make up this forest on Route 66.

Sunset-colored dunes of volcanic ash make taking a poor photo impossible.

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

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

The unedited photograph called "Bliss" has graced the screens of over a billion computers.

This quirky roadside attraction dives into the many theories surrounding North America's most infamous hairy cryptid.

Julia Morgan's Moorish-Gothic labyrinth of fountains, trees, natural light and Oakland's notable dead.

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

The site of murders and Satanic cult gatherings.

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

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

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

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.