The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

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.

The world’s largest concentrated solar plant generates as many problems as megawatts.

This dark, quiet forest on the outskirts of San Diego is dense with rumor and lore.

Forgotten and then destroyed by fire, this was once one of the largest saltwater swimming pools in the world.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.

A large sculptural artwork and garden in Escondido, California.

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.

Swarms of butterflies cannot compare to the awe inspired by the publicly-funded nakedness once displayed in this sunken garden.

One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.

A carousel trades in its classic horses and calliope for endangered species, native flora and fauna, and a modern soundtrack.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.