Hidden in the hills of Hollywood, this secluded Oz-themed garden is dotted with dozens of thrones.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

A museum dedicated to a sea that should have never been.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

A replica that won't float away.

Inside an old airplane hangar, friends and strangers alike play on a massive trampoline.

A Barbary Coast watering hole built into a Gold Rush shipwreck.

100-year-old shipwreck you can walk up to at low tide.

The bullet-riddled wall from the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, bloodstains enhanced for your viewing pleasure.

This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.

The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.

The liveliest ghost town in the state.

Ingenious bakery opens up the first Cupcake ATM at their flagship location in Beverly Hills.

Graffiti, cars, and religion combine to create this jungle of scrap in the Nevada desert.

An earthwork sculpture built by Robert Smithson in the Great Salt Lake only reemerges during drought.

This impressive tunnel was dug entirely by hand over the course of 36 years.

The artist James Turrell is repurposing an extinct volcano crater as an observatory to experience the cosmos.

This frequently-photographed waterfall takes only a short hike to visit.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

A mining town once rife with murderous disputes over its copious treasures now creates income as a popular spot for photo shoots.

America's only nuclear missile silo open to the public.

This secluded aqua waterfall in the Grand Canyon is the perfect swimming hole, and the Havasupai tribe's fiercely protected natural wonder.

Oregon's unexpected high desert, displaying layers of time in a colorful show.

There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.