Machinery left over from California's once thriving mercury industry now attracts artists and explorers.

360-degree virtual reality chamber physically immerses scientists into their data.

Coastal dunes, site of buried Egyptian movie set and former utopian colony.

Factory that once supported an entire company town of 350.

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

Cambria's most unique B&B features creative surroundings and fantastic food.

The abandoned personal amusement park of the King of Pop.

The ruins of the castle that chemicals built.

This little gem of Spanish Colonial architecture has been abandoned since the 1950s.

Honoring the famed folktale author, this California museum looks like it belongs in the Black Forest.