The "3rd largest" city in California is an empty mirage of suburbia in the middle of nowhere.

Abandoned bridge hidden deep in the San Gabriel Mountains.

No one's quite sure why there's a metal megaphone bolted on two rocks in the middle of the Mojave Desert.

Abandoned Air Force base that has fallen into disrepair.

Decommissioned experimental solar facilities that pioneered solar energy technology.

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

A lawless town deep in Death Valley was famous for its riches and death rate.

These chunky stone towers out in Lake Michigan are the key to Chicago’s drinking water.

These abandoned grain silos and tunnels are an urban exploration dream.

The NBA player's elaborate former home is now a ghost of its old glory.

This lake in the Cascades lives up to its name, disappearing down a hole every spring.

The trunks of 3,000 year-old trees lurk beneath the surface of this crystal clear lake in Oregon.

On the Oregon coast there is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

There's something big lurking beneath the surface of this tiny Oregon park.

This bridge provides safe passage for squirrels.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

The second largest waterfall by volume in the U.S., Willamette Falls is outdone only by Niagara in the amount of water that is pushed northward.

One of the world's tallest, oldest, and most disgusting chocolate cascades.

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.

Tiny horses tethered to antique rings are scattered around the city.

Featuring a casually threatening atmosphere along with dessert and coffee to die for.

The oldest tofu shop in the United States is a firm favorite with locals.

The vast chamber inside this abandoned cooling tower looks like something out of a sci-fi dystopia.