Kingman, Arizona
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Kingman, Arizona
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Chloride, Arizona
All of the 20 occupied houses in this mostly abandoned town feature some curious display of junk art.
Golden Valley, Arizona
A Saint Nicholas-themed ghost town in the Mojave desert.
Yucca, Arizona
This golf ball–shaped former desert real estate office now houses a UFO museum.
Yuma, Arizona
Walk through the actual strap iron cells and solitary chambers of Arizona Territory’s first prison.
Los Angeles, California
Most famous work of one of Frank Lloyd Wright's sons.
Los Angeles, California
High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.
Folsom, California
This 19th century hydroelectric powerhouse was the first of its kind.
Goleta, California
This little gem of Spanish Colonial architecture has been abandoned since the 1950s.
Malibu, California
View the California coastline (and the home of Barbara Streisand) inch by inch with stunning, government-sanctioned aerial photography.
Edwards Air Force Base, California
These colossal desert barcodes have been fine-tuning spy satellites for decades.
Tehachapi, California
Thousands of turbines whir at the origin of North American wind power.
Barstow, California
The cluster of boulders near Fort Irwin is covered in military insignia.
Los Angeles, California
A Bicycle Path in the Sky.
Castroville, California
An abandoned boat that's been stranded mysteriously for decades.
San Bernardino County, California
The world’s largest concentrated solar plant generates as many problems as megawatts.
Borrego Springs, California
A remote desert lookout offers unparalleled views of the California badlands for those who brave the trek.
Los Angeles, California
Where a great scandal unfolded with a famous female revivalist at its center.
San Bernardino County, California
This sun-scorched lakebed contains samples of half the natural elements known to humankind.
Jacumba, California
Catch a glimpse of the elusive Peninsular bighorns right off of the desert freeway.
South Pasadena, California
Victoriana on Orange Grove Avenue.
Lake Los Angeles, California
A dry lake is what remains of a community founded on a real estate scam.
Desert Hot Springs, California
The Hopi-style structure was built by the man who discovered Desert Hot Springs' famous mineral water.
Furnace Creek, California
This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.