Frida Kahlo's childhood home, now a museum of her life and works.

Diego Rivera's massive tiled fountain and failed infrastructure project.

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

A former utopian healing center created by a huckster and built by derelicts.

Marta Becket's hand-painted theater in the desert.

An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.

A mining town once rife with murderous disputes over its copious treasures now creates income as a popular spot for photo shoots.

The wild west is still alive and well at this authentic mining town watering hole.

Experience a charming 1930's version of "infotainment."

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.

Wayne Newton's sprawling estate is now open for visitors to catch a glimpse of his "heart and soul."

Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.

James Turrell's total color immersion art installation, hidden on the top floor of a luxury handbag shop.

This incredible collection of vintage pinball machines can be played at 25 cents a pop.

The second-largest gold nugget in existence, displayed in a Las Vegas casino conveniently named the Golden Nugget.

This institution collects the history of burlesque dancing with a titillating collection of ephemera and pasties.

An eerie, derelict amusement park in Berlin.

A monument to a one-legged kidnapper, horse thief, and charlatan asks visitors to throw rocks in a pile.

A 19th-century Baja cantina that many say is the birthplace of the margarita.

Along a California highway is a kind of Jurassic Park made of metal.

This historic tower in the California desert promises visitors a "vortex of good vibes".

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.

This dark, quiet forest on the outskirts of San Diego is dense with rumor and lore.

Not truly a ship nor a building, the Navy's first and last "landship" is now abandoned due to clerical issues.