Where there's quartz, there must be gold. Thus is the story of the mines of Julian, and the titillating times of the Gold Rush.

The abandoned personal amusement park of the King of Pop.

On a barren hillside in the Yucca Valley, the recently restored Desert Christ Park has attracted pilgrims and kitsch hunters for over 50 years.

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

This impressive tunnel was dug entirely by hand over the course of 36 years.

The home of one of California's most important horticulturalists wilts amidst a lovely park.

The "3rd largest" city in California is an empty mirage of suburbia in the middle of nowhere.

Abandoned hotel with adjacent lake and golf course.

Costumed elves and mountain bikers co-exist peacefully at this abandoned Christmas-themed adventure park.

Abandoned Air Force base that has fallen into disrepair.

Carved by a waterfall in a hard-to-reach rock formation, this heart-shaped rock has inspired romantics for decades.

The last Americana on Route 66.

Mexican food and folk art.

Built by one man in the '20s, this site is now a museum representing the Great Basin cultures.

The Los Angeles flood disaster that took 400 lives and ended the career of William Mulholland.

Abandoned bridge hidden deep in the San Gabriel Mountains.

Abandoned anti-ballistic missile base.

Gouged in the mountain to make stage coach access easier through the Fremont Pass.

Remants of foundations, streets, and streetcar tracks inhabit the cliffs where a landslide occurred in 1929.

A "haunted" landmark on the coast of Southern California.

The most unique castle in all of Southern California, entirely constructed from repurposed materials.

Remains of a Greek freighter trapped off of Rocky Point in 1961.

An unreal vintage shop that wears its dadaist influence on its zombie fish.

World War II-era Nazi compound nestled in the Santa Monica hills.