A "haunted" landmark on the coast of Southern California.

Space program, pneumatics and more, bits and pieces, for movie sets or the common man.

A brooding mansion of clinker brick stands out among the Victorian houses of Pacific Heights.

Barely visible foundations remain where Stow Lake’s “observatory” once welcomed visitors.

This abandoned boat was left in place thanks to its rotting beauty.

Semi-recognized center of the world, with many oddities.

This stockpile of junked electronic and mechanical gadgets is a favorite among Hollywood prop masters.

The sun acts as a key that only fits this giant keyhole twice a year.

An offbeat angle on the ocean viewed through an antiquated lens.

Swarms of butterflies cannot compare to the awe inspired by the publicly-funded nakedness once displayed in this sunken garden.

Bits and pieces from the ill-fated Donner Party's winter cabins.

Celebrating the transformation of trash into objects of beauty.

An antique store houses the last operational diner from the defunct department store chain.

The memorial to the victims of the Jonestown Massacre carries the names of 918 lost, including one name people wish wasn't there.

Early prototype for Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim.

An expansive book store, art gallery, and curio shop with wares ranging from tarot cards to novelty socks.

360-degree virtual reality chamber physically immerses scientists into their data.

Get up close to emus and ostriches, or buy their tasty meat.

Where there's quartz, there must be gold. Thus is the story of the mines of Julian, and the titillating times of the Gold Rush.

Legendary prop shop filled with one man's collection of scientific curiosities.

An abandoned, unfinished mansion on grounds strewn with lava rocks.

The rusting remains of the largest assembled WWII fleet on the West Coast.

An abandoned Jazz Age dream home and con man's hideout in Death Valley.

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.