Jurassic Park—A Still Life.

One man’s vision of living among dinosaurs credits Jesus Christ as the engine of biological evolution.

Behold the rickety wooden glory of the world's oldest operating roller coaster.

An abandoned Depression-era zoo hidden just off the highway.

Happy harbor seals frolic and snooze on this warm, sandy stretch of coast.

The memorial to the victims of the Jonestown Massacre carries the names of 918 lost, including one name people wish wasn't there.

A hidden world of exotic succulents and cacti.

No one's quite sure why there's a metal megaphone bolted on two rocks in the middle of the Mojave Desert.

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

This abandoned school has had many lives since the early 1900s, and all of them doomed.

Mine your own precious stones.

Ever wanted to can Spam?

This former maximum-security prison is creepy, sobering, and supposedly haunted.

The only surviving prototype for Buckminster Fuller's house of the future.

An impressive collection of over 50,000 minerals including moon rock from the Apollo 17 mission.

A natural history wunderkammer in the middle of the desert.

An unusual, super-sized grocery adventure awaits in an Ohio suburb.

This cavernous abandoned marble mine is popular with ice skaters in the winter.

This abandoned Victorian-style house was built in 1884.

One of the world's largest collections of rare and magnificent bird specimens.

The island of Lanai in Hawai'i is a paradise for cats and cat lovers.

An old trolley bridge was converted into a breathtaking garden bursting with colorful flowers.

A nursery specializing in strange and beautiful succulents and cacti.

The location of the last stand of Charles Manson's doomsday cult.