The art and history of the velvet painting are on full display in this Los Angeles museum.

You don't want to get caught in this trap--or do you?

A museum has some wedding cake dating to the Teddy Roosevelt administration, and some bacon from FDR's.

The unusual patterns in this rock formation result from two distinct modes of weathering.

A tunnel with windows, so you don't miss out on the impressive views.

Settled by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1859, this abandoned frontier town has appeared in several films.

A mining town once rife with murderous disputes over its copious treasures now creates income as a popular spot for photo shoots.

This famous Nevada gold mine, once a hotbed of Wild West shenanigans, is now open for tours.

This former shopping outlet is now adorned with beautiful graffiti and murals.

The wild west is still alive and well at this authentic mining town watering hole.

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

An unreal vintage shop that wears its dadaist influence on its zombie fish.

The mysterious, untimely death of a Canned Heat band member still haunts this unfinished home.

A 1950s Googie burger stand is now a Los Angeles landmark.

This centerpiece of the Hollywood & Highland shopping center is a recreation of a long-lost movie set.

This Hollywood dive houses a mural painted by the artists who animated its namesake film.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

Murder, searching for gold, and being cut in half—the memorial statue of Daniel O. McCarthy and the Pioneers of '49

Hundreds of drawings left by the land's previous inhabitants remain mysterious.

The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.

The ruins of the movie ranch owned by actor and stuntman Ray "Crash" Corrigan.

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

A dwindling menagerie of anthropomorphic oil derrick animals still dot the barren California landscape.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.