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

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

Fourteen curious and controversial white bunnies sit in a circle near Newport Beach City Hall.

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.

This hilltop park offers magnificent views and a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

The site of murders and Satanic cult gatherings.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

Rumor has it the hot dog stand was targeted by two Russian nuclear missiles.

A monument first built to honor Confederate soldiers now honors their Union opponents.

Situated in a bustling intersection, this "mobile" monument that honors local veterans from five different wars has moved several times but appears to have found its final resting place.

History says that America’s first English industrial manufacture began here with a “tryal of glasse.”

Some of the largest trees of their kinds exist throughout Williamsburg’s historic core.

A piece of the Ludendorff Bridge, also known as Remagan Bridge, calls this military base home.

A small and somewhat hidden memorial to 68 local veterans of the Vietnam War.

Dedicated to a U.S. Army lieutenant colonel who was also a bird watcher and artist.

An oft-overlooked, magically musical monolith that stands majestically between Arlington Cemetery and the Iwo Jima Memorial.

These unusual rooms on wheels are holdovers from the 1960s.

A massive, majestic mammal watches over pedestrians from his perch atop a former B.P.O.E. lodge.

The romance of early commercial flight still fills this Art Deco destination.

This isn't your average roadway—it's actually a National Park and a transportation pioneer.

The Kirkland Monument remembers a selfless Civil War hero who braved the battlefield to give water to his dying enemies.

The tomb was guarded by soldiers from both sides of the war, and some left their initials carved in the brick.