An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

Historical trolley restoration and operation at History San Jose, Kelly Park.

Housed in a memorial lighthouse, this museum relays the history of surfing, beginning with the antics of royal Hawaiian teenagers.

An ominous concrete cube cuts a dystopian silhouette atop this California mountain.

The world's first permanently occupied mountain-top observatory continues to report on the stars.

This concrete ship has had four careers - World War I tanker, floating amusement park, fishing pier, and artificial reef.

The neon signs from Las Vegas' past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

The bullet-riddled wall from the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, bloodstains enhanced for your viewing pleasure.

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

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

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

The world’s largest concentrated solar plant generates as many problems as megawatts.

Erroneously called the world's tallest flagpole, this landmark is devoted to "good neighborliness."

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.

Decommissioned experimental solar facilities that pioneered solar energy technology.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

A treasure hunter's tiny bar, harboring celebrities since 1959.

The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

Storybook cottage in Beverly Hills was once the site of 1920s silent film studio, affectionately known as "The Witch's House."

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.