Thousands of well-dressed mummies below a monastery.

A medieval wash house where people washed clothes in a river allegedly formed by the tears of a mourning nymph.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

Frank Lloyd Wright died a year before construction on his largest public project even began.

A living time capsule of the 1960s Richardson Bay water-front.

Offering commanding views of the California coastline, this restaurant was a hub for the artists and bohemians of Big Sur.

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

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

A Mysterious Masonic tomb in San Luis Obispo.

A deserted hodgepodge of experimental structures designed by nearby university students.

A remote crossroads honoring a fallen talent.

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

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

A whimsical, punny collection of "fence art" outside the tiny mountain town of Baker, Nevada.

A gothic palace of endless stalagmites and pseudoscorpions waits within one of the world's most beautiful caves.

The abandoned train depot now doubles as a well-placed rest stop for those who take the road less traveled.

A remote desert lookout offers unparalleled views of the California badlands for those who brave the trek.

The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.

According to the local folklore, the myriad colors of this lake are the result of a lovelorn wizard's blunder.

With its mine closed, this old village is starting to resemble a ghost town.

Bell tower juts out from a village buried under a lake.

Europe’s oldest natural human mummy.

This old mining town, deep in the California desert, has a year-round population of one.

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.