Appropriation-friendly collection of books, periodicals, and more.

The most isolated mailbox in America lets desert travelers record their passing.

A beloved carnival gets a modern makeover in Los Angeles.

Abandoned Air Force base that has fallen into disrepair.

Rare collectibles from automated musical instruments to 250 unique automobiles.

This former stomping grounds of the most eminent astronomers of the early 20th century.

This museum looks at the history of one of America's most famous prisons and most beloved albums.

Barely visible foundations remain where Stow Lake’s “observatory” once welcomed visitors.

Space program, pneumatics and more, bits and pieces, for movie sets or the common man.

Dioramas and animatronics lead you through the story of Bhagavad-gita, the Indian literary classic.

Gold Rush ship-turned-hotel buried underneath San Francisco's financial district.

The show's fictional Korean medical camp was created in the Santa Monica hills.

A fashion designer's dazzling world of Japanese collectibles is hidden in a warehouse downtown.

A small medical museum with a recreated doctor's office.

The graffiti-covered remnants of a former triangulation station are balanced precariously on this California peak.

L.A.'s oldest operating bowling alley is a beautifully restored homage to its speakeasy days.

A famous alternative culture epicenter and where Joplin serenaded young hippies.

A speck of nature and art in one of San Francisco’s most notorious neighborhoods.

One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.

An offbeat angle on the ocean viewed through an antiquated lens.

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

Gorgeous purple flowers drape from the world's largest blossoming plant.

Secret US military film studio in the Hollywood Hills.

The grand, column-fronted, sculpture-adorned home of the ambitious digital library.