The world's first time capsule lies behind a welded steel door in Atlanta.

Hidden behind Lincoln's head is a 70-foot-long chamber containing enamel plates documenting American history, sealed in a teakwood box in a titanium vault.

Living fossils in this remote Australian bay provide a glimpse of what Earth may have looked like 3.5 billion years ago.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years old and harbors many surprises.

This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.

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

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

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

One of the largest helium balloons in the U.S. is a 112-foot ginormous orange.

Travel through the wholesome amusements of yesteryear at this charming miniature village.

This ultra-modern home clings to the slope of the Hollywood Hills on a precarious stilt.

This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House On Haunted Hil" to a robot hunter's pad.

This iconic science fiction house still looks like something from the future.

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

A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.

Floating man-made island and upscale restaurant.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

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

Etched into a dry lake bed, this massive directional indicator is accurate without magnets.

The "3rd largest" city in California is an empty mirage of suburbia in the middle of nowhere.

Abandoned anti-ballistic missile base.

The rusting remains of the largest assembled WWII fleet on the West Coast.

Hidden in the back of a disused small town hotel is a dive bar shellacked with over a million pennies.

This shrine to film's most iconic wasteland wanderer is located in the very outback where the movies were shot.