Chloride, Arizona
Chloride Ghost Town
All of the 20 occupied houses in this mostly abandoned town feature some curious display of junk art.
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Chloride, Arizona
All of the 20 occupied houses in this mostly abandoned town feature some curious display of junk art.
Golden Valley, Arizona
A Saint Nicholas-themed ghost town in the Mojave desert.
Tucson, Arizona
A Tucson museum and performance space full of found-object movable sculptures.
Tehachapi, California
Thousands of turbines whir at the origin of North American wind power.
Bakersfield, California
An antique store houses the last operational diner from the defunct department store chain.
Kaumakani, Hawaii
A Japanese pilot crash-landed on this Hawaiian island after the Pearl Harbor attack and terrorized locals for a week.
Wahiawa, Hawaii
This ancient Hawaiian henge may have been an early star chart.
Wahiawa, Hawaii
Race through the maze, get your name on the sign.
Kaneohe, Hawaii
This World War II-era bunker is now packed with posters and props from movies and TV shows filmed nearby.
Honolulu, Hawaii
What remains of the summer palace of King Kamehameha III.
Honolulu, Hawaii
Doris Duke's lasting collection of Islamic Art, hidden in a Hawaiian paradise.
Honolulu, Hawaii
This WWII plane died a quiet death, and is now a garden eel playground.
Hana, Hawaii
The famous aviator's final resting place is a study in natural beauty.
Kalaupapa, Hawaii
Once home to over 8,000 exiled Hawaiians suffering from Hansen's Disease.
Pacific Grove, California
The oldest lighthouse on America's west coast no longer needs keepers, yet they maintain the site anyhow.
Pacific Grove, California
Every year, over 25,000 monarchs overwinter in Pacific Grove.
Monterey, California
Steinbeck's old stomping grounds, immortalized in Cannery Row.
Castroville, California
An abandoned boat that's been stranded mysteriously for decades.
Moss Landing, California
More than 700 species live within this murky marvel of a swamp on California's coast.
Aptos, California
This concrete ship has had four careers - World War I tanker, floating amusement park, fishing pier, and artificial reef.
Fremont, California
This quaint archive of the silent era preserves and pays homage to a seminal moment in film history.
San Jose, California
San Francisco Bay's ghost town.
San Jose, California
Three plaques mark the spot where the "forgotten father of broadcasting" worked.
Santa Cruz, California
A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.