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

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

A house built from trash known as the poor man's Hearst Castle.

Coastal dunes, site of buried Egyptian movie set and former utopian colony.

This little gem of Spanish Colonial architecture has been abandoned since the 1950s.

Oldest building in California still in use.

The oldest structure in a beachside California city was built to serve eight students.

The remnants of an early automobile route across shifting sand dunes can still be found in the deserts of Southern California.

Semi-recognized center of the world, with many oddities.

Walk through the actual strap iron cells and solitary chambers of Arizona Territory’s first prison.

The Jewish section of the famous Boothill Graveyard was abandoned for nearly 100 years.

A wild west cemetery in Tombstone, Arizona, provides a window into the Old West.

An old saloon in the West filled with history, and according to some, a few dozen ghosts.

What is the Thing?

Some of the Old West's most notorious outlaws frequented this mining town.

A giant "X" symbolizes the blood spilled from the brutal Juárez drug wars.

The second largest roadrunner in the world stands 11 feet tall in his West Texas town.

Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.

255 feet of suds, scrubbers, and blow dryers.

A particularly creepy abandoned hospital that sparks interest for lovers of the supernatural.

A theme park featuring a replica of Noah's Ark built to the measurements specified in the Bible.

After a water tower painting was accused of being an ad, a simple fix was made that gave the city a motto.

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.