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

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

The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.

The first railway tunnel to cross the Continental Divide and, at 11,523 feet, was once the highest railroad tunnel in the world.

This otherwise unremarkable ski town building marks the site of Butch Cassidy's first robbery.

Toss a Frisbee through the ruins of this Colorado gold mining town.

At one time this small mining village was the highest town in America but now it sits abandoned while the mine churns on.

This hot dog-shaped diner has moved all around Colorado, never been to New York.

A collection of fading fantasy tchotchkes lines this dirt road in the Colorado wilderness.

A recreation of an Old West apothecary full of curios.

A glimpse of a waterfall is reached by a steel catwalk along a slot canyon located in an Ouray city park.

Settled by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1859, this abandoned frontier town has appeared in several films.

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

Storybook cottage in Beverly Hills was once the site of 1920s silent film studio, affectionately known as "The Witch's House."

A deserted hodgepodge of experimental structures designed by nearby university students.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.

Lemon Grove, California is known for its giant lemon...and mummified bodies.

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

The ruins of the castle that chemicals built.

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

This stunning sea creature-shaped home blends into the landscape like a fantasy villa.

Happy harbor seals frolic and snooze on this warm, sandy stretch of coast.

The biggest pinball arcade in the world has over 600 pinball machines, and 300 arcade machines.