Ten 25-foot-tall, beehive-shaped kilns, abandoned in Death Valley.

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

Mexican food and folk art.

Playable, historic pinball machines fill this Alameda museum.

A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.

The fossilized remains of ancient California redwoods.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

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.

A still functioning vaudeville carousel that has operated for over a century boasts a colorful menagerie and past.

A bigger-than-life pun that has become a beacon of altruism.

Ingenious bakery opens up the first Cupcake ATM at their flagship location in Beverly Hills.

World's oldest operating science fiction and fantasy club, once home to Ray Bradbury and L. Ron Hubbard.

This naturally heated mountainous creek has created a group of neon blue pools of potentially deadly boiling water.

The abandoned personal amusement park of the King of Pop.

Hundreds of trees made from glass bottles make up this forest on Route 66.

Travelers exchange letters with woodland creatures at this mini post office.

The site of murders and Satanic cult gatherings.

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

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

Most famous work of one of Frank Lloyd Wright's sons.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.

Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.

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