This kitschy curio wonderland is full of fake animals, teak tables, and a cacophony of random bric-a-brac.

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

Not truly a ship nor a building, the Navy's first and last "landship" is now abandoned due to clerical issues.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

At this deceptively beautiful beach, nothing is what it seems.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

The sea once considered an ecological wasteland is now called "crown jewel of avian biodiversity" by scientists.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

60 feet of towering steel balances gracefully.

The remains of the first punk club in L.A.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

This razorback ridgeline has doubled as a scenic drive since the early 1900s.

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.

This 19th century jail was mainly used to incarcerate the drunk and disorderly.

Over 12,500 words are scrawled across each room of this historic plantation house and no one knows why.

One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

This staircase in a lush tropical grotto was built by enslaved laborers and renamed to honor Queen Victoria's role in ending slavery in the British Empire.