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The sea once considered an ecological wasteland is now called "crown jewel of avian biodiversity" by scientists.

At this deceptively beautiful beach, nothing is what it seems.

Huge otherworldly domed rocks on the shore of a deadly lake.

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

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

These colossal desert barcodes have been fine-tuning spy satellites for decades.

This impressive tunnel was dug entirely by hand over the course of 36 years.

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Salt is slowly eating away this abandoned saltworks town in the desert.

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.

An unreal vintage shop that wears its dadaist influence on its zombie fish.

Will Geer's outdoor theater started as a mountain retreat for actors, musicians, and other artists who were blacklisted during the Red Scare.

Pay your respects to departed pets, both celebrity and otherwise.

A constantly changing trove of screen-used costumes, props, and designer wardrobe from Hollywood sets

Deep vertical fissures like miniature slot canyons cut across the cemented volcanic rock of Black Point above Mono Lake.

A scenic hike in the High Sierra that ends at an old gold mine.

Bodie's 20th-century rival was a paragon of respectability and calm—but the mines eventually ran dry.

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

Spend a day hanging out with domesticated Russian foxes.

Where there's quartz, there must be gold. Thus is the story of the mines of Julian, and the titillating times of the Gold Rush.

A remote desert lookout offers unparalleled views of the California badlands for those who brave the trek.

Along a California highway is a kind of Jurassic Park made of metal.

This ramshackle ghost town is comprised of mining-era buildings collected from around the region.