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

A house built from trash known as the poor man's Hearst Castle.

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

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.

The liveliest ghost town in the state.

An optical illusion found amid a logged redwood forest.

Secret Manor, a house full of legends, the least of which is the haunting of long-deceased ladies of pleasure.

This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.

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

The biggest pinball arcade in the world has over 600 pinball machines, and 300 arcade machines.

The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.

One of the ghostly stops along Route 66.

The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

Costumed elves and mountain bikers co-exist peacefully at this abandoned Christmas-themed adventure park.

Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

A one-of-a-kind collection of a unique medium.

If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."

This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.

The old Route 66 town straddling Texas and New Mexico died along with the Main Street of America.