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.

Every weekend, the parking lot of this Buddhist temple turns into a Thai street-food paradise.

The Southern California pop sounds of surf and sand were born right here.

A free library to stumble across, one of many placed worldwide if you know where to look.

Somewhere between an art studio and a print shop, this artists storefront is a house of worship devoted to type.

This store is dedicated to unique found footage and the strangeness of pre-internet pop-culture.

Originally the home of chewing gum mogul William Wrigely Jr, it is now the official offices of the Tournament of Roses.

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

The site of the house Jack Parsons made famous both in life and death.

An abandoned 1930s gas station turned bustling neighborhood park.

A replica of the flagpole that gave a frontier town its name.

An important piece of history from mankind's journey to the moon sits in the lobby of a government science lab.

The eroded core of an ancient volcano is now accessible by a short hike.

The cinder cone volcano with a less than complimentary name.

A pair of giant roadside arrows are all that remains of a former Route 66 trading post.

The wreckage of a deadly bomber plane crash can still be found near an Arizona peak.

A nature and cultural preserve named for its multitude of petroglyphs carved by the Northern Sinagua people.

A mysterious spirit totem at the edge of Navajo lands.

An artificial crater field that trained astronauts for lunar exploration.

Eons ago, a rushing lava river formed this pristine passage through solid rock.

This Arizona observatory is famous for investigations into Martian life, and as the place humans first spotted Pluto.

Witnessing the might of this dessert-colored desert waterfall is a rare, powerful treat.

This historic national park is covered in the stunning ruins of red rock pueblos.