Marta Becket's hand-painted theater in the desert.

An abandoned Jazz Age dream home and con man's hideout in Death Valley.

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

Secret Manor, a house full of legends, the least of which is the haunting of long-deceased ladies of pleasure.

The liveliest ghost town in the state.

Built by the inventor of the radio, this abandoned hotel has housed early radio employees, military men, and a dangerous cult.

Elephant seals and sea lions have turned the abandoned buildings on this island into their endangered love shack.

Once a place of peaceful repose, this sanitarium now faces an uncertain future.

An abandoned 1920s-era stretch of cabins now overshadowed by the 66 Motel.

A long-vacant Scottish Rite temple in Hollywood has been converted into an art museum filled with Masonic relics.

A lawless town deep in Death Valley was famous for its riches and death rate.

The stone walls of a home built to withstand a California wildfire still stand after more than a century.

This mysterious and creepy location instills a strong sense of foreboding in all visitors.

Abandoned in 2009, this once popular resort destination now stands frozen in time.

A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.

Philadelphia boasts one of the best — and most often overlooked — traditional Japanese gardens in North America.

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

Panorama exhibition hall in old silent theater with a beautiful backyard garden.

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.

The remains of a failed attempt at medieval nerdery are hidden deep in the woods of Virginia.

This abandoned asylum was once a state of the art facility before devolving into one of the most deadly mental institutions in American history.

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

A rare view of a preserved Victorian science museum.