Giant granite rocks standing end-to-end like a train of circus elephants.

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

A cobblestone alley with an interesting past.

The neon signs from Las Vegas' past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

NASA's leading space science lab started by a co-founder with deep ties to the occult.

A mountain range on an active U.S. Navy base hides thousands of mysterious prehistoric rock carvings.

The first life claimed by this record-breaking peak wasn't lost to exposure or a fall but rather lightning.

The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."

A hard-to-reach oasis in a desolate corner of Death Valley National Park.

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

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

This geothermal hot spring hides beneath a slowly growing mineral dome.

These unusual houses look like giant boats that washed ashore on a residential street.

Where the alchemists dream of transmuting base metal into gold was actually achieved.

One man's prolific, decade-long quest to turn trash into artistic treasure.

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

Once America’s most beautiful army base, this abandoned military fort on the coast of Monterey Bay has been left to the elements.

There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.

The illuminating collection of L.A. street lights is run by the city and only opens one day per month.

A "Titanic" superfan changed his name to Jack and set up this strange shrine to the blockbuster, complete with Korean food and Tarot readings.

Her final resting place was intended to be modest and private, but the power of her popularity continues to draw visitors.

The final resting place of a space program monolith.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

Remants of foundations, streets, and streetcar tracks inhabit the cliffs where a landslide occurred in 1929.