The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

Despite being a perfectly pleasant place to be, Loyalton can't seem to attract any visitors.

Oakland's beautiful monumental cemetery.

A watering hole where the options for seating include a bar, patio, or subterranean cave.

The former Naval shipyard is open for exploring - mostly.

This abandoned boat was left in place thanks to its rotting beauty.

A "haunted" landmark on the coast of Southern California.

Bits and pieces from the ill-fated Donner Party's winter cabins.

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

Travelers leave tea kettles in a remote part of Death Valley as part of a mysterious, decades-old tradition.

The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.

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

One of the oldest reform schools in the United States, home to wayward boys such as Merle Haggard, now abandoned.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

The largest wildlife crossing in Utah allows local fauna to safely traverse the six-lane Interstate 80 at Parleys Canyon.

A towering tribute to decisiveness stands on the spot where Brigham Young and his followers decided that this must be the place.

A stoic rock cairn is all that remains to remember one of the more brutal instances of frontier treachery in American history.

A 90-foot-tall psychedelic "tree" on the side of the highway has baffled passersby for decades.

Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.