Johannesburg, California
Randsburg
The liveliest ghost town in the state.
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Johannesburg, California
The liveliest ghost town in the state.
Tehachapi, California
Where a railroad loops under or over itself to rise or drop more than 70 feet in a short distance.
Edwards Air Force Base, California
These colossal desert barcodes have been fine-tuning spy satellites for decades.
Hi Vista, California
The "Kill Bill Church" was transformed into a place of worship after a long Hollywood history.
Lancaster, California
Finale of "William Tell Overture" can be heard as drivers pass over grooves in the road.
Cantil, California
Salt is slowly eating away this abandoned saltworks town in the desert.
Lancaster, California
Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.
Los Angeles, California
This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.
Los Angeles, California
Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.
Douglas, Wyoming
This Wyoming town is fascinated by a particular mythical creature.
Rapid City, South Dakota
South Dakota's oldest operating brewery is housed inside a historic firehouse.
Sundance, Wyoming
An antique Beechcraft airplane serves as a giant windsock for people driving through the blustery open country of eastern Wyoming.
Tehachapi, California
Thousands of turbines whir at the origin of North American wind power.
Los Angeles, California
The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.
Los Angeles, California
Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.
California City, California
The "3rd largest" city in California is an empty mirage of suburbia in the middle of nowhere.
Edwards Air Force Base, California
Etched into a dry lake bed, this massive directional indicator is accurate without magnets.
Lancaster, California
Built by one man in the '20s, this site is now a museum representing the Great Basin cultures.
Los Angeles, California
Iconic Los Angeles residence famous for its 19 statues of Michelangelo's David.
Los Angeles, California
These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.
Laramie, Wyoming
The high point on the 16th president's eponymous roadway is marked by a massive version of his head.
Oregon City, Oregon
The second largest waterfall by volume in the U.S., Willamette Falls is outdone only by Niagara in the amount of water that is pushed northward.
Sedona, Arizona
A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.
Flagstaff, Arizona
The highest point in Arizona is an oddly snow-topped peak within the otherwise arid state.