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The world’s largest concentrated solar plant generates as many problems as megawatts.

The wild west is still alive and well at this authentic mining town watering hole.

A dwindling menagerie of anthropomorphic oil derrick animals still dot the barren California landscape.

In the country around Buttonwillow, California, a marker commemorates a revealing moment in the story of a water colony from the fictional Kcymaerxthaere that sought independence.

An antique store houses the last operational diner from the defunct department store chain.

Abandoned hotel with adjacent lake and golf course.

The "3rd largest" city in California is an empty mirage of suburbia in the middle of nowhere.

Exotic feline breeding compound and conservation center.

Everything you always wanted to know about borates is here.

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.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.

A volcanic tunnel illuminated by natural skylights offers a shaded respite from the desert sun.

A former utopian healing center created by a huckster and built by derelicts.

Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

This painted Lego bridge is the product of over a century of locomotive history.

Fast food feels like fine dining at this award-winning modern Georgian building.

This restored Portuguese cafe may well be the most beautiful place in the world to grab a Big Mac.

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

Abandoned bridge hidden deep in the San Gabriel Mountains.

This abandoned bridge to nowhere stands secluded in the woods of a Cleveland suburb.

This residential door allows San Francisco muggles a glimpse at the wizarding world.

A clerical error gave rise to this imaginary micronation in the southwestern corner of Estonia.