Disks are rolled out onto the south lawn to absorb the impact of Marine One's wheels like giant coffee coasters.

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

An overlooked memorial honoring the local Washington residents who died in World War I.

Those with a sharp eye can find the hidden image of a German Shepherd on the memorial's Mural Wall.

Light bulbs, scrap wood, and tinfoil comprise this homemade throne of the gods.

The actual model from the original "Star Trek" series is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum.

One of the world's longest murals depicts the history of diversity in Los Angeles.

Once close to extinction, there is no shortage of elephant seals on the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

Mexican food and folk art.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

The abandoned personal amusement park of the King of Pop.

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

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

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

A graceful natural rock formation stands astride the point where the Gulf of California meets the Pacific Ocean.

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.

These azure waters were thought to lead to the Mayan Underworld.

The remains of what was the most important religious complex in coastal Peru for over a millennium.

Nazca pilgrimage site covering 370 acres is a popular stop for archeologists and looters.