An vast warehouse of everyday treasures in Berkeley, CA.

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

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

One woman's Viking Castle on Lake Tahoe.

Swarms of butterflies cannot compare to the awe inspired by the publicly-funded nakedness once displayed in this sunken garden.

This collector's home is a constant work in progress.

This abandoned boat was left in place thanks to its rotting beauty.

Abandoned Air Force base that has fallen into disrepair.

A dwindling menagerie of anthropomorphic oil derrick animals still dot the barren California landscape.

A raised boardwalk winds through a thicket of stunted, century-old trees no more than nine feet tall.

A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.

The graffiti-covered remnants of a former triangulation station are balanced precariously on this California peak.

Abandoned hotel with adjacent lake and golf course.

Because there's no place like home.

The abandoned train depot now doubles as a well-placed rest stop for those who take the road less traveled.

The house where Good Will Hunting was written is a surreal fairytale abode.

Get up close to emus and ostriches, or buy their tasty meat.

This Oakland fairytale kingdom, fiercely devoted to childlike whimsy, was an early inspiration for Disneyland.

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

A private home built to resemble the shape of a microscopic creature.

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

A vast city of the dead, where the deceased outnumber the living by more than a million.

While exploring the desert, you can stop by the home of a fictional heretic from a parallel universe.

Smooth basaltic rocks tell a tale of ancient glacial waterfalls.