The decor of this Hollywood movie palace just barely predated the opening of King Tut's tomb.

Not truly a ship nor a building, the Navy's first and last "landship" is now abandoned due to clerical issues.

A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.

This enormous World War II relic is one of the largest wooden structures in the world.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

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

A shape-shifting buy-sell-trade bookstore, born to Beatnik Era spirit.

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

Neoclassical Revival mansion and set of horror cult classic Phantasm.

This Oakland fairytale kingdom, fiercely devoted to childlike whimsy, was an early inspiration for Disneyland.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.

The liveliest ghost town in the state.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

This iconic 1958 tower welcomes air travelers to Tucson with neon-lit letters and architectural style.

The crumbling remains of Juneau's explosives storage site.