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

Windswept and remote, this island was once the home of a rare mammoth and today is home to a rare tree.

Famous and forgotten figures lie beneath the faded headstones and decaying planks of wood.

A rare surviving example of a pre-WWII Japanese garden, restored after years of neglect.

It is locally loved and ridiculed for literally looking like poop.

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

Gnomes have their very own bonsai-landscaped settlement on a university campus.

A water tower shaped like a giant coffee pot looms over a small Swedish village in Central California.

This stunning sea creature-shaped home blends into the landscape like a fantasy villa.

Hopeless romantics will swoon over the sweet story behind this bright and colorful home.

An abandoned car and strange wooden debris are among the scattered remains of the old sand and gravel quarry.

Each summer, the migratory bats living beneath the bypass form "batnadoes" at dusk.

The mall's looks were inspired by the cowboy extras who used to meet up—and cause real trouble—at this Hollywood hub.

The silent film master's legacy commemorated in all the right and wrong places.

A mountain range on an active U.S. Navy base hides thousands of mysterious prehistoric rock carvings.

At this deceptively beautiful beach, nothing is what it seems.

Thousands of migrating monarchs overwinter clustered amongst the eucalyptus trees.

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

In this roadside "community for the small," abandoned toys gain new lives.

An abandoned 1930s gas station turned bustling neighborhood park.

George Lucas donated this park to honor the birthplace of his two biggest movie franchises.

Fourteen curious and controversial white bunnies sit in a circle near Newport Beach City Hall.

This vintage car parts store is also a museum devoted to a squat little gem of automotive history.

This “living museum” at UCLA exhibits thousands of plant species from all over the world.