An artist's vision for connectivity spans seven continents and 16 countries.

A life-sized mammoth sculpture marks the spot where the remains of a Columbian mammoth were discovered in 2005.

Perhaps the most unique of any Frank Gehry design for one simple reason: Gehry himself actually lives here.

Where a staggering 747 ships were constructed during World War II.

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

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.

Rusty industrial city full of oxidized distillation towers.

The sea once considered an ecological wasteland is now called "crown jewel of avian biodiversity" by scientists.

This abandoned motel doesn't welcome guests anymore, but decay and a creepy atmosphere still call it home.

The long, arduous journey of the stones of the Abbey of New Clairvaux.

The former Naval shipyard is open for exploring - mostly.

Crumbling pink walls and murder memorials preserve the pioneer history of Joshua Tree.

Mediums from a psychic utopian community lead a trippy VR journey on a parked desert bus.

Successful artist residence program has filled this ranch with dozens of sculptures over the years.

On a quiet suburban street stands a peculiarly decorated house covered in mosaics.

Marta Becket's hand-painted theater in the desert.

This historic tower in the California desert promises visitors a "vortex of good vibes".

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

The hundreds of movies and television shows shot in this high desert town are commemorated in a unique museum.

An elaborate gift from Claus Spreckels is now a piece of San Francisco history.

This historic California cemetery holds the bodies of veterans of both the Civil War and the Donner Party.

Hopeless romantics will swoon over the sweet story behind this bright and colorful home.

Collective dedicated to restoring steam engines.

A crumbling Beaux Arts monument to the Bay Area's age of rail.