The headquarters of a secretive order is also a beautifully-designed park.

Eulogizing an unknown man's unusual demise.

In the middle of a remote desert town is a surprisingly opulent hotel.

An errant donkey ushered in a new era of mining in Nevada.

Oh, just a motel on the edge of the desert decorated with thousands of clowns conveniently located next to an abandoned graveyard.

There's nothing creepier than a cemetery next to a clown motel.

An eatery for UFO seekers on the Extraterrestrial Highway.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

An Aladdin's cave of old Silicon Valley tech.

A giant can of fruit cocktail is all that remains of what was once the world's largest cannery.

One of the largest Marian shrines on the West Coast stands rather unexpectedly in Silicon Valley.

One of the largest free-standing structures ever built, this dirigible hangar is now simply a giant skeleton.

This giant shopping mall still holds signs of its automotive past.

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

A pair of pure white felines guard the entrance to a spot of California real estate established as an artist's haven.