Famous and forgotten figures lie beneath the faded headstones and decaying planks of wood.

A tiny survivor of the Donner Party disaster.

Originally the home of chewing gum mogul William Wrigely Jr, it is now the official offices of the Tournament of Roses.

Elephant seals and sea lions have turned the abandoned buildings on this island into their endangered love shack.

Inside this clubhouse is a cinephile's paradise.

This dormant volcanic crater has been converted from a roiling pit of magma to a pleasant hiking spot.

Room 32 of the Alta Cienega Motel has grown into a shrine to the Lizard King.

A little barn in the middle of the city preserving Hollywood treasures since 1985.

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

A common entry point to the Griffith Observatory trail holds its own wonders.

This brightly made over hotel hides decades of suicide, serial killers, and mysterious deaths.

The remains of the first punk club in L.A.

A prohibition-style speakeasy takes up residence in the last Victorian residence in Hollywood.

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.

If a visit to this farmhouse feels as if you are stepping into an artistic masterpiece, you’d be right.

This historic church houses the grave of a Scottish soldier who fought in the Battle of Waterloo.

The remains of a boarding school designed to forcibly assimilate Native American children.

This cemetery is home to numerous granite headstones that are works of art unto themselves.

This once-popular otherworldly landscape was formed by one of the largest volcanic eruptions in history.

Abandoned businesses, homes, and rusted cars are all that remains of this stopover town.

This exhibit allows visitors to wander through the interior of a replica Ice Age glacial cave.

This 19th-century ghost town offers a stunning view of Lake Michigan and a journey through the region's industrial past.

This family cemetery is a reminder of a smallpox outbreak in late-19th-century Texas.