Lake Havasu City, Arizona
Lake Havasu's London Bridge
This immigrant bridge once spanned the Thames but is now a fixture of an Arizona city.
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Lake Havasu City, Arizona
This immigrant bridge once spanned the Thames but is now a fixture of an Arizona city.
San Bernardino County, California
The world’s largest concentrated solar plant generates as many problems as megawatts.
Baker, California
This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.
Baker, California
Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.
Bombay Beach, California
Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.
Cabazon, California
The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.
Lemon Grove, California
The Giant Lemon of Lemon Grove.
San Diego, California
At this local mall, visitors are ushered through a 1940s jail exhibit.
San Diego, California
L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.
San Diego, California
Not truly a ship nor a building, the Navy's first and last "landship" is now abandoned due to clerical issues.
Yermo, California
A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.
Inyo County, California
An abandoned Jazz Age dream home and con man's hideout in Death Valley.
Chino, California
A museum dedicated to restoring vintage aircraft, located at a working airport.
Rancho Cucamonga, California
A living museum dedicated to the legendary woodworker and his soulful furniture.
Tustin, California
A very tiny church, bisected by a now-dead oak tree and marooned in the middle of a shopping center parking lot.
Tustin, California
This enormous World War II relic is one of the largest wooden structures in the world.
Irvine, California
This bronze statue commemorates the strange and beloved mascot of UC Irvine—the only university to be represented by a giant anteater.
Tehachapi, California
Thousands of turbines whir at the origin of North American wind power.
Tehachapi, California
Where a railroad loops under or over itself to rise or drop more than 70 feet in a short distance.
Lancaster, California
Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.
Agua Dulce, California
Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.
Pasadena, California
Colorado Boulevard’s historic bookstore, operating since the bustling city of Pasadena was merely some orange groves and a few ostrich farms.
Pasadena, California
Southern California’s Theme Park Beginnings.
Pasadena, California
One of Hollywood’s favorite government buildings.