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The overgrown ruins of a once thriving World War I-era copper mine.

The home of one of California's most important horticulturalists wilts amidst a lovely park.

Abandoned hotel with adjacent lake and golf course.

Costumed elves and mountain bikers co-exist peacefully at this abandoned Christmas-themed adventure park.

This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.

A living museum documenting the history and produce of California's citrus industry

A herd of 150 bison live on California's Santa Catalina Island and are at the heart of an ongoing debate between environmental protection and economic expansion.

This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

Graffiti-covered ruins that were once part of a farm owned by a mental hospital.

See four top-secret US spy aircraft of the Cold War era, including the legendary SR-71 Blackbird and the A-12 Oxcart.

A shockingly detailed small scale recreation of the temples of Abu Simbel.

The ruins of the movie ranch owned by actor and stuntman Ray "Crash" Corrigan.

World War II-era Nazi compound nestled in the Santa Monica hills.

This rural island is home to the ghost town of what used to be the world’s biggest salt mine.

Tucked away in a secluded canyon, this hidden hot spring’s thermal waters have been soothing soakers for generations.

A 40-foot waterfall hidden in a desert oasis.

Visiting dignitaries and Hollywood stars once stayed at this 1920s hotel, alongside ghosts that are said to haunt its corridors.

The site of a gold-digging conquistador's bloody landing in the Americas.

America's greatest forgotten garden and the former stomping grounds of Son of Sam.