According to legend it was a nap taken under this tree that kicked off the California Gold Rush.

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.

Most famous work of one of Frank Lloyd Wright's sons.

An eclectic trailer park retreat in the middle of the California desert.

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

Explore 10 acres of environmental sculptures.

Finale of "William Tell Overture" can be heard as drivers pass over grooves in the road.

Gift shop offering toe tags and chalk body beach towels tucked into a coroner's office.

A prohibition-style speakeasy takes up residence in the last Victorian residence in Hollywood.

A hospital closed seemingly in the middle of operations, leaving behind fodder for horror films and ghost hunters.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.

This strangely vacant Western amusement seems to be an empty tribute to residents of Lucerne Valley.

A ring of creosote bushes that are estimated to be 11,700 years old.

This forgotten boat elevator was an engineering marvel in its heyday.

Massive still life just off the highway in Kansas.

These elevated trucks were put in place as a middle finger to The Man, but are now considered folk art.

One of the Eight Wonders of Kansas and the first official National Natural Monument these stark formations look like nature's Stonehenge.

An overlooked memorial honoring the local Washington residents who died in World War I.

A building shaped like the Army Corps of Engineers logo, because why not?

This seemingly out-of-place gas station by the Watergate hotel was once described as the most expensive gas station in the world.

One of the largest artillery pieces in the world sits in a Washington D.C. parking lot.

When it comes to handsignals (and colonialism) rock always beats scissors.