A 300-ship graveyard, with a few still visible at low tide.

A winding path built in secret on the edge of the continent.

Haunting and beautiful trees, doomed to die.

A tiny piece of the Moon is embedded in this stained glass masterpiece.

A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.

Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

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

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

A historic hotel that made a cameo in Hitchcock's classic film has no intention of letting guests forget its fame.

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

The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

The so-called "Statue of Liberty of Los Angeles" is on a one mutant mission to keep L.A. weird.

One man's homage to the sun continues to grow like a glass fractal.

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

An immersive art experience built by local arts collaborative, Factory Obscura, in the building formerly known as The Womb, a psychedelic arts center founded by the frontman of the Flaming Lips.

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.

This water tower slanted at an uncomfortable angle off the old Route 66 was an ingenious marketing ploy.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the "Golden Age" of the American automobile.