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.

The largest dune field in the Mojave offers a chance of hearing the 'singing sands.'

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

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.

The dramatic upward-curving roof is one of the most iconic examples of Googie architecture that still stands today.

Arcadia is home to a haven for nature geeks and 80s TV lovers alike.

A bigger-than-life pun that has become a beacon of altruism.

An abandoned facility that has become a place of ritualistic satanic worship, or so rumor has it.

One of the largest helium balloons in the U.S. is a 112-foot ginormous orange.

Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.

The Giant Lemon of Lemon Grove.

Erroneously called the world's tallest flagpole, this landmark is devoted to "good neighborliness."

America's only nuclear missile silo open to the public.

Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

A Hawaiian stairway to heaven—that you can't climb.

During the solar phenomenon "Lahaina Noon" this bendy, curvy sculpture forms a perfectly circular shadow on the ground.

Take shelter from Hawai'i's tropical heat under the massive canopy of largest Banyan tree on the island.

This blowhole is supposedly caused by a trapped monster.

The only royal palace on U.S. soil has been a territorial capitol, a military headquarters, and a prison for a queen.

An authentic replica of an Asian temple and garden hidden amongst the natural beauty of Hawai'i.

This museum of Hawaiian and Polynesian culture is the legacy of the last descendant of the Kamehameha Dynasty.

Watch the newest land on the planet form before your eyes.

A series of waterfalls and pools that flow through the 'Ohe'o Gulch and into the ocean.