A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

Offering commanding views of the California coastline, this restaurant was a hub for the artists and bohemians of Big Sur.

A B-17 bomber stands as a memorial to the residents of Tulare County who served in World War II.

Thousands of turbines whir at at the origin of North American wind power.

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

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

A former utopian healing center created by a huckster and built by derelicts.