The modest home of the very immodest dancer who cost a king his crown.

A fine mixture of the old and the new topped with an art deco neon spire.

An abandoned lot littered with concrete debris was once the home of the world's first female railroad president.

A watering hole where the options for seating include a bar, patio, or subterranean cave.

This fully intact Neoclassical-Greek Revival style firehouse operated until 1938.

California's oldest existing theater building hosted an impressive cast of celebrities, including hosting Mark Twain's first lecture.

Hidden in a hotel parking lot is a strange historical plaque erected by an obscure fraternal society.

This settlement on the original Transcontinental Railroad began by harvesting timber, but transitioned to a forgotten 19th-century industry: harvesting ice.

An iconic 1960s theater with a Buckminster Fuller-style geodesic dome.

Bill Murray bowled three straight strikes here at Reno's "Taj Mahal of Tenpins."

This 18-foot-tall steel lotus is a meditation on ecological crisis that originally appeared at Burning Man.

An eccentric millionaire's personal curio collection includes at least one shrunken head.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

An idyllic swimming pool tells the tale of Hemingway's trouble with women.

A 19th-century cabin built into a hollowed-out Sequoia tree.

Traversing these canyons, visitors can take in stunning views and glimpses of the region's history.

The stone walls of a home built to withstand a California wildfire still stand after more than a century.

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

This historic graveyard was partially paved over to create a streetcar line.

An ode to the friendship between four Pacific Rim countries.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

Abandoned Air Force base that has fallen into disrepair.

A dry lake is what remains of a community founded on a real estate scam.

The remnants of a failed socialist commune can still be found just off a California highway.