A Saint Nicholas-themed ghost town in the Mojave desert.

The last Americana on Route 66.

Where decommissioned airplanes and helicopters go to become part of Hollywood.

The cluster of boulders near Fort Irwin is covered in military insignia.

The set location for a 1987 cult classic draws international film buffs to the middle of the Mojave Desert.

Colorful sedimentary rock layers provide opportunities both for hiking and photography.

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

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

A blacklight mini-golf fever dream pays tribute to the iconic rock band.

The only museum dedicated to the history of the "Magic Lantern," a medieval slide projector.

The cremains of those who donated their bodies to science are buried in a tiny cemetery behind the building.

The final resting place of a baseball legend who was better known for his behavior off the field.

The water in this preserved area spawns vegetation that gives it a deep green color.

This lake sits on an estimated 4 million tons of salt.

This unique tower has been home to malaria-fighting bats for 100 years.

A 24-hour vending machine restocked daily with homemade full-sized pecan pies.

The remains of this hell for leather wild west town can still be found in the Arizona desert.

This 24-acre park offers a place for meditation in the midst of Sedona's iconic red rocks.

An incredible airplane graveyard sits outside this small museum dedicated to preserving aviation history.

On the outskirts of a reborn ghost town, a decaying post office remembers the bad old days.

An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.

In a 345-million-year-old cave that's 200 feet underground, dinner awaits.