This Florida museum dedicated to western artwork is entered through an artificial canyon with imported sandstone.

The abandoned train depot now doubles as a well-placed rest stop for those who take the road less traveled.

An abandoned car and strange wooden debris are among the scattered remains of the old sand and gravel quarry.

Since World War II people have been decorating this stretch of the Yuma desert with signatures arranged out of rocks.

Celebrating the accomplishments of Black firefighters in Los Angeles.

These WWII-era murals were initially booed as a libelous portrayal of the American dream but have survived multiple attempts to have them destroyed.

Housed in a memorial lighthouse, this museum relays the history of surfing, beginning with the antics of royal Hawaiian teenagers.

Santa Monica's oldest restaurant, decorated with set pieces from the Mutiny on the Bounty.

Educational foundation that teaches the powers of fourth dimensional physical properties.

This mysterious petroglyph evokes the ancient swastika symbol but was later vandalized with the more troublesome Nazi one.

The Mighty Wurlitzer organ continues to belt out the tunes at downtown El Segundo's historic home for silent and classic movies.

Law-protected wreckage serves as a peculiar memorial for an almost forgotten World War II tragedy.

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

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

A playground built by the kids that is a child's wonderland, and a helicopter parent's nightmare.

Half of a house.

Once strictly off-limits, this lower level housing curious and priceless vehicles of the Petersen Automotive Museum is now open to the public.

Inside an old airplane hangar, friends and strangers alike play on a massive trampoline.

Bonsai garden in Oakland is curated by the first non-Japanese female bonsai master in the United States.

This ultra-modern home clings to the slope of the Hollywood Hills on a precarious stilt.

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

Los Angeles's oldest cemetery allows visitors to trace the history of this proud city.

This quirky roadside attraction dives into the many theories surrounding North America's most infamous hairy cryptid.

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