An abandoned convention space that has been left to the homeless and the radical.

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

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.

Once America’s most beautiful army base, this abandoned military fort on the coast of Monterey Bay has been left to the elements.

The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.

The overgrown ruins of a once thriving World War I-era copper mine.

Before it was abandoned and left to rust alongside the road, this riverboat starred in a John Wayne movie.

This midcentury LA bar was the birthplace of tiki culture.

An invitation-only museum of items natural and bizarre, arcane and exotic.

A whimsical antique shop with a strong air of mystery, filled with items from ages, and what feels like worlds, past.

Secret Manor, a house full of legends, the least of which is the haunting of long-deceased ladies of pleasure.

Once the central jail for Los Angeles, this building housed inmates like Al Capone, those arrested from the Zoot Suit and Watts Riots, and individuals imprisoned for their sexuality.

While you're unlikely to find riches here these days, this remote mine is a time capsule of the Gold Rush era.

This ramshackle ghost town is comprised of mining-era buildings collected from around the region.

A cake-themed art installation tucked away in historic Chinatown.

Folk art crafted from discarded vegetable crates.

Sojourn to the past at this residence teeming with 1950s memorabilia.

Rusty pieces of metal jutting out of a breakwater are all that's visible of the 12,500-ton ocean liner that capsized just off the beach.

Monumental sculptures of Patrick Amiot, constructed from debris, detritus, and determination.

Founded by a high school teacher, this poetry magazine became a center for all things literary.

This large pile of traveler-curated rocks by the dry lakebed is a longstanding tradition on the Old Mojave Road.

Seven ceramic sculptures are scattered around this California college campus.

In California, colorful roadside signs remind us all that love transcends borders.

This hidden fire lookout offers spectacular views of Sequoia National Park.