A raised boardwalk winds through a thicket of stunted, century-old trees no more than nine feet tall.

The memorial to the victims of the Jonestown Massacre carries the names of 918 lost, including one name people wish wasn't there.

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

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

The largest dune field in the Mojave offers a chance of hearing the 'singing sands.'

Smooth basaltic rocks tell a tale of ancient glacial waterfalls.

California's own majestic geyser is powered by a subterranean volcano.

This 19th-century church is now a popular roller rink.

This Pringle-shaped ledge makes for the perfect photo op.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

A hard-to-reach oasis in a desolate corner of Death Valley National Park.

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

This impressive tunnel was dug entirely by hand over the course of 36 years.

A popular tourist cave with a dark past.

This dark, quiet forest on the outskirts of San Diego is dense with rumor and lore.

Ten 25-foot-tall, beehive-shaped kilns, abandoned in Death Valley.

The fossilized remains of ancient California redwoods.

"Only the devil could play golf here."

Neither Spanish settlers nor anyone since has been able to tell who built these strange California rock walls.

The quiet canyon has a tumultuous history involving a doomsday cult.

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

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

A volcanic tunnel illuminated by natural skylights offers a shaded respite from the desert sun.

Nancy Thompson's Home from "A Nightmare on Elm Street."