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

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

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

An ultra-modern vista that has been featured in so many films the house is a celebrity in its own right.

Semi-recognized center of the world, with many oddities.

This mysterious and creepy location instills a strong sense of foreboding in all visitors.

The dramatic upward-curving roof is one of the most iconic examples of Googie architecture that still stands today.

Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.

Neoclassical Revival mansion and set of horror cult classic Phantasm.

The oldest dim sum restaurant in the United States is a nostalgic jewel.

Its dark depths conceal millions of rare, delicate crystal formations.

Colorful Native American paintings are hidden within this small cavern.

A vast city of the dead, where the deceased outnumber the living by more than a million.

The world's largest wooden trestle stretches across this desert canyon in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.

An abandoned Cold War missile radar site.

A tribute to the life and work of the beloved "Peanuts" cartoonist.

This infamous prison has a store where you can buy goods crafted by incarcerated people.

Playable, historic pinball machines fill this Alameda museum.

A hidden world of exotic succulents and cacti.

A visionary, futuristic sculpture in Los Angeles that never met its extraterrestrial potential.

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

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

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.