Radioactivity still cause for concern at this urban explorer's paradise.

Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.

Come crisp December nights, this fairly plain neighborhood becomes a holiday dream world.

Over 300 taxidermied animals in a Californian restaurant make for a taxidermist's dream and an animal lover's nightmare.

An archive of nearly every day of Buckminster Fuller's life.

This partially buried wreck is one of the most complete of its kind but is only revealed when the sea allows.

The most isolated mailbox in America lets desert travelers record their passing.

Despite being a perfectly pleasant place to be, Loyalton can't seem to attract any visitors.

Where the line between entertainment and aerospace blurs.

In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.

The famous animator's private station house and man-cave was the birthplace of imagineering.

Where a staggering 747 ships were constructed during World War II.

Collective dedicated to restoring steam engines.

This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.

An ultra-modern vista that has been featured in so many films the house is a celebrity in its own right.

Adolph Sutro's little-known, geographically inaccurate, deprecated monument.

Marta Becket's hand-painted theater in the desert.

Another of California's unused Cold War missile defense complexes has become a graffiti gallery.

A creepy steel gremlin has protected the Bay Bridge since 1989.

This lesser known Hearst estate is a fairytale village built from the stolen bones of historic European buildings.

Gold Rush-era tombstones line the park's paths.

Rusty industrial city full of oxidized distillation towers.

A crumbling wizard is one of the final reminders of a roadside Middle Earth.

Once the gateway to the utopian dream-village of a Civil War embalmer.