The remains of a boarding school designed to forcibly assimilate Native American children.

Don't blink or you'll miss it.

A memorial to the firefighters who died in an industrial disaster is housed in a small public park.

All of the 20 occupied houses in this mostly abandoned town feature some curious display of junk art.

Come for the pizza, stay for a performance on the world's largest theater pipe organ.

Originally conceived as part of a proposed Arizona State Capitol building in the 1950s, this structure built in 2004 stands as a monument to the architect's legacy.

The unusual burial monument of Arizona's first governor.

This collection of Wild West movie memorabilia also claims to hold some secrets of the Lost Dutchman's mine.

The decaying adobe remains of an old homestead are just off the beaten path in Joshua Tree National Park.

The only thing stranger than stumbling onto these philosophical musings is the story of the homesteader who created them.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

One of California's oldest continually used high schools has an interesting history, both on and off screen.

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

The oldest structure in a beachside California city was built to serve eight students.

What began as an illegal art installation has become a symbol for unity, ocean awareness, and coastline preservation.

These unusual houses look like giant boats that washed ashore on a residential street.

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

A stone pillar marking the location of the westernmost battle of the American Civil War only honors one side of the conflict.

This historic tower in the California desert promises visitors a "vortex of good vibes".

A UFO scrapyard in the California desert.

A master plumber has turned his love of art and toilets into a folk museum that's not taking the piss.

A legal loophole makes it possible to get away with murder within this 50-square-mile section of Yellowstone.

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."

See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.