This corn maze so big you may want to pack a lunch, and possibly a flaregun.

One of the ghostly stops along Route 66.

A creepy steel gremlin has protected the Bay Bridge since 1989.

A promotional sun clock on the site of San Francisco's great raceway.

A historic hotel that made a cameo in Hitchcock's classic film has no intention of letting guests forget its fame.

The mysterious round rocks of Schooner Gulch.

This mountaintop beacon is only lit three times a year but shines like some kind of all-seeing eye.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

A historic hotel in an old California railroad town with a rowdy reputation.

A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.

One man's love of natural beauty led to the creation of this hidden granite monument.

While exploring the desert, you can stop by the home of a fictional heretic from a parallel universe.

Abortion, prohibition, religion, war, and fear all play a part in the history of this idiosyncratic Pacifica castle.

Elephant seals and sea lions have turned the abandoned buildings on this island into their endangered love shack.

The headquarters of a secretive order is also a beautifully-designed park.

There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.

Built by the inventor of the radio, this abandoned hotel has housed early radio employees, military men, and a dangerous cult.

A crumbling wizard is one of the final reminders of a roadside Middle Earth.

Shoot for par over the bodies of the dead on this cemetery-cum-golf course.

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

The only theatre in the world constructed specifically for sound movement.

Furniture tries to escape an abandoned building in San Francisco.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.