Since World War II people have been decorating this stretch of the Yuma desert with signatures arranged out of rocks.

One man's prolific, decade-long quest to turn trash into artistic treasure.

A statue commemorate Tommie Smith and John Carlos's brave protest at the 1968 Olympics, a watershed moment for civil rights.

A lawless town deep in Death Valley was famous for its riches and death rate.

Marta Becket's hand-painted theater in the desert.

An abandoned 1920s-era stretch of cabins now overshadowed by the 66 Motel.

A crumbling Beaux Arts monument to the Bay Area's age of rail.

The first life claimed by this record-breaking peak wasn't lost to exposure or a fall but rather lightning.

Successful artist residence program has filled this ranch with dozens of sculptures over the years.

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

Junkbots and mud babies are the masterpieces in this fantastically sci-fi art museum.

The first AIDS memorial chapel in San Francisco and one of only a few in the U.S.

The long, arduous journey of the stones of the Abbey of New Clairvaux.

A glimpse into the lives of the the Miwok and Paiute people in Yosemite National Park.

It's not your typical library, memorial, or book store.

This abandoned motel doesn't welcome guests anymore, but decay and a creepy atmosphere still call it home.

One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

A watering hole where the options for seating include a bar, patio, or subterranean cave.

A grove of "candelabra redwoods" deep in California's Lost Coast.

Inside this clubhouse is a cinephile's paradise.

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

Made famous by cable TV, this oddball collection of antiques and collectibles is a cut above the rest.

Colorful Native American paintings are hidden within this small cavern.

This sun-scorched lakebed contains samples of half the natural elements known to humankind.