An L.A. traffic island where the faces of locals have been carved into massive granite eggs.

This strangely vacant Western amusement seems to be an empty tribute to residents of Lucerne Valley.

The bullet-riddled wall from the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, bloodstains enhanced for your viewing pleasure.

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

Before it was abandoned and left to rust alongside the road, this riverboat starred in a John Wayne movie.

An eclectic trailer park retreat in the middle of the California desert.

Graffiti-covered ruins that were once part of a farm owned by a mental hospital.

A pair of large white marble lions guard this stretch of the Mojave Desert, and it is utterly mysterious how they got there.

This old mining town, deep in the California desert, has a year-round population of one.

This impressive tunnel was dug entirely by hand over the course of 36 years.

An unreal vintage shop that wears its dadaist influence on its zombie fish.

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

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

Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.

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

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.

The abandoned train depot now doubles as a well-placed rest stop for those who take the road less traveled.

An 1870s ranch for pioneers, rodeo stars, and divorcees was abandoned and left for dead, until the city reopened it for exploration.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

A 140-year-old castle with underground caves hidden in San Francisco.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

This beautiful building in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District was empty for decades.

World's first "penitentiary," meant to be humane, drove men insane.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.