The first life claimed by this record-breaking peak wasn't lost to exposure or a fall but rather lightning.

The Zalud family experienced a number of tragedies in one decade, giving rise to rumors that the 19th century house is haunted.

NASA's leading space science lab started by a co-founder with deep ties to the occult.

This futuristic bridge is one of the longest self-anchored pedestrian bridges in the world.

Inky sludge oozes to the surface of this beach thanks to a rare natural tar seep.

This stately structure has been abandoned for half a century.

Spend a day hanging out with domesticated Russian foxes.

This rock formation named for its unique shape is one of many that call the Alabama Hills home.

A natural dome made of volcanic glass in Inyo National Forest.

A ghost town originally established and governed solely by Black Americans seeking a place of their own, free from discrimination.

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

Once the gateway to the utopian dream-village of a Civil War embalmer.

Elephant seals and sea lions have turned the abandoned buildings on this island into their endangered love shack.

Here, visitors can swing with the waves of the Pacific Ocean.

Massive prehistoric mammals used these stones as oversized scratching posts.

It's not your typical library, memorial, or book store.

Hidden among the multi-million dollar mansions in the Santa Cruz hills is a sanctuary for troubled birds.

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

Burping, gurgling geothermal mud pots by the Salton Sea.

These four islands right offshore have waterfalls, colorful lights, fancy buildings, and a secret purpose.

Salt is slowly eating away this abandoned saltworks town in the desert.

A sudden forest of traditional Papua New Guinean art works is hidden in a corner of Stanford University.

Remains of a Greek freighter trapped off of Rocky Point in 1961.

Machinery left over from California's once thriving mercury industry now attracts artists and explorers.