60 feet of towering steel balances gracefully.

Her final resting place was intended to be modest and private, but the power of her popularity continues to draw visitors.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

How did a French journalist’s grave become the sexiest statue in the cemetery?

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

An abandoned 1930s gas station turned bustling neighborhood park.

A herd of 150 bison live on California's Santa Catalina Island and are at the heart of an ongoing debate between environmental protection and economic expansion.

Chewing gum tycoon's memorial lies perched over wife's botanical gardens on Santa Catalina Island.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

Abandoned bridge hidden deep in the San Gabriel Mountains.

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

A remnant of the original World Trade Center complex continues to serve as a commuter gateway.

This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.

This colorful, ornately-decorated cemetery sits next to a quiet cove known as "the beach of the dead."

Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.

The home of one of California's most important horticulturalists wilts amidst a lovely park.

The beautiful behemoth is one of the largest trees of its kind in the United States.

The ruins of the movie ranch owned by actor and stuntman Ray "Crash" Corrigan.

Abandoned anti-ballistic missile base.

A bomb shelter and some fireplaces are all that remain of the house Fred Roberts tried so hard to keep standing.