The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.

The diverse and sometimes odd cultural heritage of the Golden State is collected, examined, and displayed in this proud museum.

An unrealized dream to wirelessly electrify the entire Earth.

A formerly abandoned mental institute, now back in business.

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

Three buildings constructed of over 25,000 multicolored glass bottles.

Perhaps the most unique of any Frank Gehry design for one simple reason: Gehry himself actually lives here.

On a quiet suburban street stands a peculiarly decorated house covered in mosaics.

The haunting ruins of Jack London's dream house.

The loneliest island in New York.

An eclectic trailer park retreat in the middle of the California desert.

As its grandiose name implies, this wooden dome is unsurpassed in size.

Enormous small-business mecca in the Midwest, serving dozens of artists.

Opulent downtown movie theater now houses cars as an indoor parking garage.

A Beaux-Arts triumph set to become Ford's innovation campus

Abandoned concert venue legendary for its rock counterculture.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

Ten 25-foot-tall, beehive-shaped kilns, abandoned in Death Valley.

Bowl in splendor, if you're lucky.

Mysterious rocks that ring musically when struck.

A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.

100 massive sculptures in the Hudson River Valley.

On this island, you suck away your garbage via an elaborate pneumatic tube system.

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.