Step back into the glory days of Florida's nascent tourism industry at this Gilded Age palace.

Once featuring over 60 miniature replicas of famous Chinese locations, the Splendid China theme park was completely abandoned and is now mostly rubble.

This museum offers an actual time machine back through Colorado's past.

The spot in the Mile-High City that's exactly 5,280 feet above sea level (at least for now).

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

A Looff creation in Santa Monica best described as “a California-Byzantine-Moorish-style fantasy.”

Somewhere between an art studio and a print shop, this artists storefront is a house of worship devoted to type.

World War II-era Nazi compound nestled in the Santa Monica hills.

This “living museum” at UCLA exhibits thousands of plant species from all over the world.

The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.

Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.

Instead of hoofing it up steep stairs, residents can hitch a ride on this private lift.

This symbol of peace is appropriately positioned overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

The century-old bell and clock tower at UC Berkeley is the third-tallest in the world, and has fossils.

L.A.'s oldest operating bowling alley is a beautifully restored homage to its speakeasy days.

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

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

A massive ultra-modern church presents a science-fiction view of Catholicism's inclusive future.

The space-age building is home to one of the few remaining rotating restaurants in America, and the only one that inspired a 1980s sitcom.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

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