Bridgeport, California
Bodie State Historic Park
Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.
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Bridgeport, California
Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.
Syosset, New York
An abandoned Gold Coast-era mansion once intended for the exiled ruler of Albania, who never arrived.
Beatty, Nevada
Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.
Inyo County, California
"Only the devil could play golf here."
Inyo County, California
The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.
Yuma, Arizona
Walk through the actual strap iron cells and solitary chambers of Arizona Territory’s first prison.
Inyo County, California
Marta Becket's hand-painted theater in the desert.
Tehachapi, California
Thousands of turbines whir at the origin of North American wind power.
Bombay Beach, California
Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.
Trona, California
One of the most unusual geological features, recognizable from a dozen hit movies.
Panamint, California
The location of the last stand of Charles Manson's doomsday cult.
California City, California
The "3rd largest" city in California is an empty mirage of suburbia in the middle of nowhere.
Lancaster, California
Finale of "William Tell Overture" can be heard as drivers pass over grooves in the road.
Los Angeles, California
The largest collection of two headed animals in the world.
Los Angeles, California
An increasingly eccentric apartment building, topped with winged beasties.
Los Angeles, California
Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.
Culver City, California
A modern day curiosity cabinet.
Los Angeles, California
World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.
Culver City, California
A museum, art project, and institution that demands we look at the world around us in a strange new way.
Los Angeles, California
Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.
Los Angeles, California
Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.
Los Angeles, California
Gift shop offering toe tags and chalk body beach towels tucked into a coroner's office.
Genoa, Italy
Massive galleon from a box-office bomb docked in Genoa.
Genoa, Italy
A stunning cemetery famous for its extraordinarily delicate & lifelike mourning sculptures.