A dry lake is what remains of a community founded on a real estate scam.

Built by one man in the '20s, this site is now a museum representing the Great Basin cultures.

The liveliest ghost town in the state.

In one of the hottest parts of the Mojave Desert, shallow bedrock forces the typically dry Mojave River to the surface in this canyon, providing a vital oasis for humans and wildlife.

The cluster of boulders near Fort Irwin is covered in military insignia.

Hundreds of trees made from glass bottles make up this forest on Route 66.

The set location for a 1987 cult classic draws international film buffs to the middle of the Mojave Desert.

Decommissioned experimental solar facilities that pioneered solar energy technology.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.

This is one really big nut.

This general store offers visitors a glimpse back into the 1930s.

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

Graffiti-covered ruins that were once part of a farm owned by a mental hospital.

This centerpiece of the Hollywood & Highland shopping center is a recreation of a long-lost movie set.

Hollywood's oldest hotel is the site of the first Academy Awards, the birthplace of Marilyn Monroe's career, and the home of Montgomery Clift's ghost.

"The only replacement for a DC-3 is another DC-3."

Home to secret Eastern Bloc spy equipment and the largest stretch of the original Berlin Wall outside of Germany.

Once strictly off-limits, this lower level housing curious and priceless vehicles of the Petersen Automotive Museum is now open to the public.

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

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

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.

On a barren hillside in the Yucca Valley, the recently restored Desert Christ Park has attracted pilgrims and kitsch hunters for over 50 years.

An off-grid art installation that encourages its visitors to imagine a world without waste.