Shoot for par over the bodies of the dead on this cemetery-cum-golf course.

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

A land of debatable treasure.

A grotesque Fiji merman dwells within this traditional Dutch-style building.

Location of the most powerful laser in the world, and the potential birthplace of tiny stars.

This ultra-modern California span is actually a titanic solar clock in disguise built by famed architect Santiago Calatrava.

This concrete ship has had four careers - World War I tanker, floating amusement park, fishing pier, and artificial reef.

A rare tour of a commercial jet assembly plant, held inside one of the largest buildings in the world.

Hidden beneath a lake for decades, this brutalist mine has now emerged from beneath the receding waters.

A pair of pure white felines guard the entrance to a spot of California real estate established as an artist's haven.

A 1920s speakeasy that had rum runners racing up and down the shores of California.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

WWII-era bunkers are hidden under the beaches of this picturesque park, which is still scattered with wartime watchtowers. .

The unusual patterns in this rock formation result from two distinct modes of weathering.

Get a taste of the Wild West and a glimpse into the gold rush in Goldfield's oldest continually-running business.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

This strange, big-tailed beast became a Pennsylvania town's unofficial mascot.

The oldest lighthouse on America's west coast no longer needs keepers, yet they maintain the site anyhow.

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

This rock formation named for its unique shape is one of many that call the Alabama Hills home.

27-room home built with the fortune of a sugar magnate.

Once the largest winery in the world, this castle-like building now sits abandoned on the San Pablo/San Francisco Bay shore.

One of the largest collections of wildlife art in the United States, built into the side of a cliff in rural Wyoming.

A giant chess set, minus the psychedelic drug trip.