In the middle of the desert, miles from any human life, sat an anomalous pay phone that still magically answers your calls.

A giant desert bird that once swung music fans at Coachella now has a home in a nearby traffic circle.

A Tibetan Temple and Buddhist organization just off the beaten path in Northern California.

The cluster of boulders near Fort Irwin is covered in military insignia.

A huge collection of rocks, gems, and crystals.

These four islands right offshore have waterfalls, colorful lights, fancy buildings, and a secret purpose.

This futuristic bridge is one of the longest self-anchored pedestrian bridges in the world.

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

This simple highway curve has become a comedic pilgrimage site.

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

The so-called "Bridge of Thighs" in Palm Springs allows nudists to discreetly cross the road.

The best place in the park to test out your throwing arm.

The world's most famous donkey lives in this pen.

Not truly a ship nor a building, the Navy's first and last "landship" is now abandoned due to clerical issues.

Where the writer penned his famous story about a jumping frog.

One poet's handmade, anachronistic home.

An abandoned 1920s-era stretch of cabins now overshadowed by the 66 Motel.

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

Over one million bird-related artifacts await.

Built by one man in the '20s, this site is now a museum representing the Great Basin cultures.

The quiet canyon has a tumultuous history involving a doomsday cult.

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

A herd of 150 bison live on California's Santa Catalina Island and are at the heart of an ongoing debate between environmental protection and economic expansion.

Massive prehistoric mammals used these stones as oversized scratching posts.