This whimsical seashell-shaped place of worship was designed to blend into its surroundings.

An attractive alpine lake at 8,400 feet that is accessible via a paved road.

Three generations of intrepid collectors display their curious artifacts in a homemade museum right next to the caves they discovered.

Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.

This museum glorifies the humble potato.

This combination shop and museum is filled with curious items and artifacts.

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

A New England-style lighthouse along California's beautiful Highway 1 gets a re-do.

These falls, sometimes called the "Niagara of the West," still put on a good show at the right time of year.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.

At this California chicken ranch, four bucks will get you 18 eggs and a chorus of dancing animatronic poultry.

This concrete ship has had four careers - World War I tanker, floating amusement park, fishing pier, and artificial reef.

Housed in a memorial lighthouse, this museum relays the history of surfing, beginning with the antics of royal Hawaiian teenagers.