A strange mishmash of ruins and abandoned structures hint at the park's many lives.

This odd little museum holds exhibits on everything from blacksmith equipment to hair jewelry.

The freeway that never was.

In California, colorful roadside signs remind us all that love transcends borders.

A classically trained chef makes beloved burritos inside a gas station.

This store is dedicated to unique found footage and the strangeness of pre-internet pop-culture.

According to legend it was a nap taken under this tree that kicked off the California Gold Rush.

Deco Modern sculptures of the people of the Pacific, cast for the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition.

Colorful Native American paintings are hidden within this small cavern.

This 38-year old fish became a casualty of changing trends.

A Cold War site complete with rusty structures, hiking trails, and beautiful views.

Home of what was the largest hydraulic mine in the world, producing gold and the first diamonds in the U.S.

The garage at the childhood home of Steve Jobs was a hangout for the founders of Apple, even if they never built computers there.

Colorado Boulevard’s historic bookstore, operating since the bustling city of Pasadena was merely some orange groves and a few ostrich farms.

A living museum dedicated to the legendary woodworker and his soulful furniture.

The so-called "Bridge of Thighs" in Palm Springs allows nudists to discreetly cross the road.

A classic advertising icon immortalized in regal bronze.

A gift from Abbot Kinney and a little bit of piece of Black history in Venice Beach.

This nonsensical smiling boat shuttles passengers between two places they could've easily walked between.

Hidden beneath a lake for decades, this brutalist mine has now emerged from beneath the receding waters.

These WWII-era murals were initially booed as a libelous portrayal of the American dream but have survived multiple attempts to have them destroyed.

This subtle Berkeley paving stone actually marks off a lawless tube of air that extends into space.

A massive hydrovolcanic explosion left a half-mile wide crater in Death Valley.

Approximately 250,000 people left homeless by the great earthquake and fires found shelter in Golden Gate Park.