Oakland's beautiful monumental cemetery.

This grinning pup statue is all that's left of what was once a ubiquitous Bay Area diner chain.

The southernmost outpost of the Russian Empire in colonial America.

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

The peaceful gravesite of a rugged wild west gunman echoes the touching story of his last days.

This corn maze so big you may want to pack a lunch, and possibly a flaregun.

Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.

Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.

An "anarchical" no man's land, complete with garbage sculptures and a hobo-run "Landfillian Library."

An amazing collection of fantastic reptiles, amphibians, spiders, and insects.

A vast city of the dead, where the deceased outnumber the living by more than a million.

Over 315,000 preserved amphibians and reptiles in jars.

Because there's no place like home.

World's largest collection devoted to one fruit.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

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

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.