This abandoned boat was left in place thanks to its rotting beauty.

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

These two monoliths have stood at the entrance to the neighborhood since the days it was called "Hollywoodland."

A UFO scrapyard in the California desert.

A pair of mutilated bronze octopuses slump at the base of the monument honoring California's admission to the U.S.

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

Thousands of migrating monarchs overwinter clustered amongst the eucalyptus trees.

The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."

North America's largest accredited model railroad museum.

A 1920s home transformed into an immersive art experience, where every room is a portal to another realm.

Friendships have been forged over ham and eggs every Wednesday morning for nearly a 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.

In the middle of the desert, miles from any human life, sat an anomalous pay phone that still magically answers your calls.

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

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

Abandoned Air Force base that has fallen into disrepair.

Graffiti-covered ruins that were once part of a farm owned by a mental hospital.

A lawless town deep in Death Valley was famous for its riches and death rate.

An iconic location along the Los Angeles River where countless movie scenes are filmed.

A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.

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

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

An amazing collection of fantastic reptiles, amphibians, spiders, and insects.