Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

Arcadia is home to a haven for nature geeks and 80s TV lovers alike.

This former stomping grounds of the most eminent astronomers of the early 20th century.

Costumed elves and mountain bikers co-exist peacefully at this abandoned Christmas-themed adventure park.

A dry lake is what remains of a community founded on a real estate scam.

The remnants of a failed socialist commune can still be found just off a California highway.

Abandoned bridge hidden deep in the San Gabriel Mountains.

Abandoned Air Force base that has fallen into disrepair.

Built by one man in the '20s, this site is now a museum representing the Great Basin cultures.

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.