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.

1513 Turkish world map, full of European state secrets and snarky commentary.

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

The unedited photograph called "Bliss" has graced the screens of over a billion computers.

The haunting ruins of Jack London's dream house.

The largest Star Wars collection in the world is its own galaxy of collectibles.

The first fresco Diego Rivera painted in the United States can be found in the former San Francisco Stock Exchange.

One of the best absinthe distilleries in the United States.

This quaint archive of the silent era preserves and pays homage to a seminal moment in film history.

From the sky, a kaleidoscope of color brightens the grey landscape of the San Francisco Bay.

Here, Father Agapius Honcharenko established his homestead, becoming the first nationally conscious Ukrainian to settle in the United States.

Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.

This little valley along Highway 1 is engulfed by thousands of lilies during the spring season.

Haunting and beautiful trees, doomed to die.

The oldest lighthouse on America's west coast no longer needs keepers, yet they maintain the site anyhow.

Two rocks in a perpetual kiss and one of "the most romantic spot in America."

Hopeless romantics will swoon over the sweet story behind this bright and colorful home.

The oldest U.S. Government building in California, and it's State Historic Landmark #1.

This remarkably simple jail went over a century without an escape.

Giant origami crease patterns engraved in Santa Monica intersections may even be visible from space.

A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.

Legendary prop shop filled with one man's collection of scientific curiosities.

From pre-war whiskey cocktails to prohibition-era speakeasy secrecy, this bar has seen it all.

A three-story, three-dimensional hobo clown in a tutu welcomes CVS shoppers.