Established in 1853, this crumbling cemetery sits forgotten on the corner of Church and Chapel in Gold Country.

An abandoned lot littered with concrete debris was once the home of the world's first female railroad president.

A fine mixture of the old and the new topped with an art deco neon spire.

The Empire Mine is "one of the oldest, largest, deepest, longest and richest gold mines in California."

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

The California capital city once stood 10 feet lower than it does today.

Where the first "expert riders, willing to risk death daily" for the Pony Express were recruited.

I Street Bridge is the heaviest swinging center bridge in the United States.

Pillars made of 700 pieces of luggage climb to the ceiling of Sacramento Airport's baggage claim.

340 bicycles, 65 feet high.

A tribute to the life and work of the beloved "Peanuts" cartoonist.

This legendary "evil" doll has been haunting the citizens of Key West for over 100 years.

A giant open-air sculpture made of over 200 full-sized boats.

The longest continuous lava tube in the continental U.S. offers 2.5 miles of dark explorations for the adventurous.

Back in the day everyone who was anyone played this historic western theater.

Beneath a Virginia City bar is the entrance to an abandoned gold mine.

These once-beautiful historic graveyards are set against the barren Virginia City hills.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

Where monkeys run wild and the humans are caged.

A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.